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 1:00 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:50 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 1:10 PM (d) 12:30 PM
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 3.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) school uniform if asked (c) a crumpled shirt (d) muddy shoes
- 4.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) camera at eye level (c) a messy bed behind you (d) testing mic and camera
- 5.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) mute when others speak (c) testing mic and camera (d) a TV playing nearby
- 6.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) school uniform if asked (c) a crumpled shirt (d) neat, tidy hair
- 7.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) lying on the bed (c) a plain, tidy background (d) checking other tabs
- 8.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) polished shoes (d) heavy perfume
- 9.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) exactly on time (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) a bit late
- 10.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a bright window behind (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) camera at eye level
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:05 PM (b) 1:25 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 12:45 PM
- 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 17.Which of these suits an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) flip-flops
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) muddy shoes (c) trimmed nails (d) torn jeans
- 19.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:10 PM (b) 3:50 PM (c) 4:30 PM
- 20.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) joining late (c) checking other tabs (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 21.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) call and inform them (c) arrive and say nothing (d) just not go
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 23.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:25 PM (b) 4:45 PM (c) 5:05 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 24.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) sunglasses on your head (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 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) 1:15 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 1:05 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 27.🚌 Tara leaves home at 10:05 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 28.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) school uniform if asked (c) trimmed nails (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 29.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) polished shoes (d) flip-flops
- 30.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) joining late (c) light on your face (d) a messy bed behind you
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:00 PM (b) 12:15 PM (c) 12:30 PM (d) 11:45 AM
- 32.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in sportswear (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 9:15 AM (d) 8:55 AM
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:15 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 1:00 PM (d) 12:45 PM
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 37.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) school uniform if asked (c) muddy shoes (d) trimmed nails
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:05 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 4:35 PM (d) 3:25 PM
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:30 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 2:10 PM
Answer key
- 12:30 PM
- a good online habit
- school uniform if asked
- a messy bed behind you
- a TV playing nearby
- a crumpled shirt
- a plain, tidy background
- heavy perfume
- 10–15 minutes early
- a bright window behind
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 12:45 PM
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- trimmed nails
- 3:50 PM
- joining 5 minutes early
- call and inform them
- avoid for an interview
- 4:45 PM
- sunglasses on your head
- 1:05 PM
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- a T-shirt with slogans
- flip-flops
- light on your face
- 11:45 AM
- a little more formal
- 8:55 AM
- a poor online habit
- 12:45 PM
- avoid for an interview
- muddy shoes
- a good online habit
- 3:05 PM
- 2:10 PM
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