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