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.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 9:45 AM for an interview at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 4.📶 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
- 5.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:50 AM (b) 9:15 AM (c) 8:20 AM (d) 8:05 AM
- 6.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) muddy shoes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) heavy perfume (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) polished shoes
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 10.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) flip-flops (d) polished shoes
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a messy bed behind you (d) light on your face
- 13.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a plain, tidy background (c) camera at eye level (d) a quiet room
- 14.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) neat, tidy hair (c) flip-flops (d) torn jeans
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:30 AM. 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) 10:05 AM (b) 10:20 AM (c) 10:15 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 16.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 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) 2:50 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 2:35 PM (d) 3:25 PM
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) joining late (d) checking other tabs
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:15 PM (b) 12:20 PM (c) 12:05 PM (d) 11:55 AM
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) flip-flops (d) muddy shoes
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) camera at eye level (c) a plain, tidy background (d) checking other tabs
- 23.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) below your chin (c) pointing at the ceiling (d) at eye level
- 24.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) call and inform them (c) blame the driver (d) just not go
- 25.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) neat, tidy hair (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) torn jeans
- 26.👔 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
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) school uniform if asked (c) flip-flops (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 28.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 29.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) torn jeans (c) sunglasses on your head (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:35 PM (b) 11:55 AM (c) 11:45 AM (d) 11:35 AM
- 31.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 34.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 35.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) torn jeans (c) muddy shoes (d) school uniform if asked
- 36.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:30 PM (b) 1:50 PM (c) 2:05 PM (d) 1:40 PM
- 37.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 1:45 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:45 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) 12:40 PM (b) 12:30 PM (c) 12:35 PM (d) 12:20 PM
Answer key
- 20
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 7:50 AM
- muddy shoes
- heavy perfume
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- polished shoes
- suits an interview
- a messy bed behind you
- camera switched off
- neat, tidy hair
- 10:05 AM
- 2:35 PM
- a good online habit
- sunglasses on your head
- camera at eye level
- 11:55 AM
- a plain shirt or kurta
- checking other tabs
- at eye level
- call and inform them
- torn jeans
- a little more formal
- flip-flops
- suits an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- 11:35 AM
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- school uniform if asked
- 1:40 PM
- 20
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- 12:20 PM
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