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.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) light on your face (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a quiet room
- 2.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) lying on the bed (c) a bright window behind (d) looking at the camera
- 3.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 5.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 8:40 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) heavy perfume (c) torn jeans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 7.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:40 AM (b) 9:00 AM (c) 8:40 AM (d) 8:20 AM
- 8.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 10–15 minutes early (b) 2 hours early (c) a bit late (d) exactly on time
- 9.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) give up (c) wait a day (d) send angry texts
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 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) 4:00 PM (b) 3:45 PM (c) 4:45 PM (d) 4:15 PM
- 11.💻 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) 2:10 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 1:55 PM (d) 1:50 PM
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 15.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) below your chin (d) facing the wall
- 16.🕘 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) 12:45 PM (d) 11:50 AM
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:40 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 1:55 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) a crumpled shirt (c) torn jeans (d) school uniform if asked
- 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) checking other tabs (c) a bright window behind (d) a TV playing nearby
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) torn jeans (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) school uniform if asked
- 21.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 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) 4:30 PM (b) 3:50 PM (c) 4:10 PM (d) 3:55 PM
- 22.👔 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
- 23.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) heavy perfume (c) a light scent or none (d) trimmed nails
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 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) 4:50 PM (b) 5:00 PM (c) 4:40 PM
- 25.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) looking at the camera (c) testing mic and camera (d) eating on camera
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 27.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) torn jeans (c) flip-flops (d) neat, tidy hair
- 28.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a bright window behind (c) light on your face (d) a TV playing nearby
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 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) 5:45 PM (b) 6:30 PM (c) 6:00 PM (d) 5:30 PM
- 30.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) polished shoes (c) muddy shoes (d) trimmed nails
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 1:20 PM (c) 1:40 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a light scent or none (d) school uniform if asked
- 33.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a messy bed behind you (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:00 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) 12:30 PM (b) 12:20 PM (c) 1:20 PM (d) 12:50 PM
- 35.🚦 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
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a quiet room (c) lying on the bed (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 37.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:00 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) 12:55 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 12:40 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:50 PM (b) 1:20 PM (c) 12:40 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:40 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 40.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) testing mic and camera (d) light on your face
Answer key
- checking other tabs
- looking at the camera
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
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- clean, ironed clothes
- 8:20 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 3:45 PM
- 1:50 PM
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- suits an interview
- at eye level
- 11:35 AM
- 1:15 PM
- school uniform if asked
- mute when others speak
- torn jeans
- 3:50 PM
- a little more formal
- heavy perfume
- 4:40 PM
- eating on camera
- avoid for an interview
- neat, tidy hair
- light on your face
- 5:30 PM
- muddy shoes
- 1:00 PM
- a crumpled shirt
- a messy bed behind you
- 12:20 PM
- call and inform them
- lying on the bed
- 12:40 PM
- 12:40 PM
- 1:00 PM
- joining late
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