Interview Skills Worksheet: Dress and Online Interviews
Tip (Neat, early, ready): Dress: clean and ironed, simple, neat hair and nails; avoid torn jeans, slogan T-shirts, flip-flops and heavy perfume. Not sure? Dress a little more formal. Punctuality: leaving time = start time − journey − early minutes. Interview at 10:30 AM, a 40-minute journey, 15 minutes early → leave by 9:35 AM. Running late? Call and inform them at once. Online: camera at eye level, light in front, plain background, quiet room, mute when others speak, test mic and camera first, join 5 minutes early, look at the camera.
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- 1.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) wait a day (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 2.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:55 PM (b) 2:25 PM (c) 2:00 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 5.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) polished shoes (c) school uniform if asked (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 6.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:25 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 3:00 PM (d) 3:20 PM
- 7.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a crumpled shirt (c) heavy perfume (d) muddy shoes
- 8.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:45 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:55 PM (b) 2:15 PM (c) 2:25 PM (d) 2:35 PM
- 9.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 10.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) lying on the bed (c) eating on camera (d) light on your face
- 11.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 9:05 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 15.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) in sportswear (c) a little more formal (d) very casually
- 16.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:25 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 1:35 PM
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:00 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 6:20 PM (b) 5:30 PM (c) 5:55 PM (d) 5:35 PM
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) heavy perfume (c) trimmed nails (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:55 PM (b) 1:05 PM (c) 1:15 PM (d) 2:20 PM
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:35 AM (b) 8:15 AM (c) 7:55 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:45 PM (b) 6:35 PM (c) 5:50 PM (d) 6:10 PM
- 25.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) camera switched off (d) eating on camera
- 26.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) facing the wall (c) below your chin (d) pointing at the ceiling
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:15 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 1:45 PM (d) 2:00 PM
- 30.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) muddy shoes (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 31.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) lying on the bed (c) testing mic and camera (d) eating on camera
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:10 PM (b) 4:50 PM (c) 4:55 PM (d) 5:30 PM
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 34.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) torn jeans (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) flip-flops
- 35.🚌 Tara leaves home at 2:20 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 36.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) call and inform them (c) just not go (d) arrive and say nothing
- 37.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:15 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 2:20 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:45 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 6:20 PM (b) 6:30 PM (c) 6:05 PM (d) 6:55 PM
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 1:55 PM
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 2:40 PM
- neat, tidy hair
- 2:15 PM
- a poor online habit
- light on your face
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- suits an interview
- a little more formal
- 1:15 PM
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 5:30 PM
- heavy perfume
- 12:55 PM
- 7:55 AM
- a poor online habit
- 5:45 PM
- joining 5 minutes early
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- at eye level
- 1:45 PM
- muddy shoes
- testing mic and camera
- 4:50 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a light scent or none
- 10
- call and inform them
- 2:05 PM
- a good online habit
- 6:05 PM
- a good online habit
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