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) wait a day (b) send angry texts (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:20 AM (b) 9:00 AM (c) 9:10 AM (d) 9:20 AM
- 5.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) mute when others speak (c) looking at the camera (d) a TV playing nearby
- 6.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) very casually (c) a little more formal (d) in sportswear
- 7.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) lying on the bed (c) camera switched off (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 8.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:45 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) 2:20 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 2:30 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 9.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a bright window behind (c) lying on the bed (d) testing mic and camera
- 10.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a light scent or none
- 11.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) mute when others speak (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) checking other tabs
- 12.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 3:15 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 13.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) a messy bed behind you (c) looking at the camera (d) joining late
- 14.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 15.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) trimmed nails (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 16.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:25 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 2:05 PM (d) 2:15 PM
- 17.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 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) 4:15 PM (b) 4:40 PM (c) 4:25 PM (d) 4:10 PM
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 10:00 AM (b) 9:55 AM (c) 10:10 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 20.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 11:05 AM for an interview at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 21.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) blame the driver (c) just not go (d) call and inform them
- 22.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) in front of you (c) behind you (d) under the desk
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 24.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:35 AM (b) 12:05 PM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 12:45 PM
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:35 AM (b) 9:15 AM (c) 8:55 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 1:15 PM (d) 1:05 PM
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) torn jeans (c) a light scent or none (d) polished shoes
- 28.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 30.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) at eye level (d) below your chin
- 31.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) camera at eye level (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a messy bed behind you
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:00 PM (b) 2:25 PM (c) 1:40 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 33.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 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) 4:15 PM (b) 4:20 PM (c) 4:05 PM (d) 4:25 PM
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 AM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:15 AM (b) 11:00 AM (c) 11:45 AM (d) 10:45 AM
- 35.🚌 Diya leaves home at 1:15 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 37.🚌 Diya leaves home at 8:25 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 39.🚌 Meera leaves home at 9:50 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 40.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 2 hours early (c) exactly on time (d) 10–15 minutes early
Answer key
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 9:00 AM
- a TV playing nearby
- a little more formal
- joining 5 minutes early
- 2:05 PM
- testing mic and camera
- a light scent or none
- checking other tabs
- 5
- looking at the camera
- a good online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 2:05 PM
- 4:10 PM
- a good online habit
- 9:55 AM
- 10
- call and inform them
- in front of you
- a poor online habit
- 11:35 AM
- 8:55 AM
- 1:05 PM
- torn jeans
- suits an interview
- suits an interview
- at eye level
- camera at eye level
- 1:20 PM
- 4:05 PM
- 10:45 AM
- 20
- a poor online habit
- 5
- suits an interview
- 15
- 10–15 minutes early
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