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 interview is at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:40 AM (b) 12:05 PM (c) 11:20 AM (d) 11:30 AM
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:45 PM (b) 3:40 PM (c) 3:05 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) heavy perfume (d) trimmed nails
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a light scent or none (c) sunglasses on your head (d) neat, tidy hair
- 5.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) polished shoes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 6.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) eating on camera (c) a bright window behind (d) a plain, tidy background
- 7.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) camera at eye level (c) mute when others speak (d) a messy bed behind you
- 8.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) send angry texts (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) wait a day
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) polished shoes (c) muddy shoes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 11.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 12.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:30 PM (b) 12:20 PM (c) 12:10 PM
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) in sportswear (c) very casually (d) a little more formal
- 15.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) joining late (c) a quiet room (d) camera at eye level
- 16.🚌 Meera leaves home at 1:25 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:35 PM (b) 4:15 PM (c) 3:20 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 18.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:20 PM (b) 2:00 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 3:10 PM
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:00 PM (b) 12:15 PM (c) 12:30 PM
- 20.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:20 AM (b) 9:50 AM (c) 8:30 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:05 PM (b) 12:30 PM (c) 12:10 PM (d) 12:20 PM
- 23.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) neat, tidy hair (c) sunglasses on your head (d) muddy shoes
- 24.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:25 PM (b) 12:35 PM (c) 12:15 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:05 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 10:55 AM
- 26.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a plain, tidy background (c) lying on the bed (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 28.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 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) 9:45 AM (b) 10:30 AM (c) 10:00 AM (d) 9:30 AM
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:50 AM (b) 8:55 AM (c) 8:30 AM (d) 9:10 AM
- 30.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 31.🚌 Meera leaves home at 8:25 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:05 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 1:15 PM
- 33.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) trimmed nails (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:45 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:25 PM (b) 5:50 PM (c) 5:30 PM (d) 5:10 PM
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 38.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) muddy shoes (c) a light scent or none (d) sunglasses on your head
- 39.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) school uniform if asked (c) flip-flops (d) a light scent or none
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- 11:20 AM
- 2:25 PM
- heavy perfume
- sunglasses on your head
- a crumpled shirt
- a plain, tidy background
- a messy bed behind you
- rejoin, explain briefly
- polished shoes
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- 12:10 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a little more formal
- joining late
- 5
- 3:05 PM
- 2:00 PM
- 12:00 PM
- suits an interview
- 8:20 AM
- 12:10 PM
- neat, tidy hair
- 12:15 PM
- 10:55 AM
- lying on the bed
- avoid for an interview
- 9:30 AM
- 8:30 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- 1:05 PM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 5:10 PM
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- a light scent or none
- flip-flops
- a good online habit
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