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 online interview starts at 11:00 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 10:45 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 2.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) light on your face (d) a plain, tidy background
- 3.🕘 Your interview is at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:45 AM (b) 10:55 AM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 10:35 AM
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 5.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) flip-flops (d) neat, tidy hair
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:50 AM (b) 10:10 AM (c) 10:30 AM
- 8.🕘 Your interview is at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:40 PM (b) 3:20 PM (c) 4:00 PM (d) 4:25 PM
- 9.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:50 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 9:00 AM (d) 9:10 AM
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:15 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) 5:05 PM (b) 4:50 PM (c) 5:10 PM (d) 5:00 PM
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:05 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 17.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) wait a day (c) send angry texts (d) give up
- 18.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 9:20 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 AM. 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) 11:15 AM (b) 11:30 AM (c) 11:45 AM
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 21.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 9:05 AM for an interview at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) looking at the camera (c) a plain, tidy background (d) eating on camera
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 24.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 25.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 3:30 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 26.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) heavy perfume (c) polished shoes (d) school uniform if asked
- 27.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) lying on the bed (c) mute when others speak (d) testing mic and camera
- 28.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in sportswear (c) in party clothes (d) a little more formal
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 30.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) testing mic and camera (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a bright window behind
- 31.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) below your chin (c) facing the wall (d) pointing at the ceiling
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 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) 2:15 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 1:50 PM
- 33.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) mute when others speak (c) a TV playing nearby (d) joining late
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:45 PM (b) 2:00 PM (c) 2:30 PM (d) 1:30 PM
- 36.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) call and inform them (c) blame the driver (d) arrive and say nothing
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:25 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 3:05 PM
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 39.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) eating on camera (c) a quiet room (d) a bright window behind
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:00 PM. 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) 3:15 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 2:15 PM (d) 2:45 PM
Answer key
- 10:45 AM
- a TV playing nearby
- 10:35 AM
- avoid for an interview
- neat, tidy hair
- a poor online habit
- 9:50 AM
- 3:20 PM
- 8:50 AM
- 4:50 PM
- 2:30 PM
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 5
- 11:15 AM
- a good online habit
- 30
- eating on camera
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- 25
- heavy perfume
- lying on the bed
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- testing mic and camera
- at eye level
- 1:50 PM
- mute when others speak
- a poor online habit
- 1:30 PM
- call and inform them
- 2:45 PM
- a good online habit
- a quiet room
- 2:15 PM
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