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