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.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 2.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) in front of you (b) off completely (c) behind you (d) under the desk
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) testing mic and camera (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) mute when others speak
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 5.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 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) 3:25 PM (b) 3:10 PM (c) 3:45 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 6.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) eating on camera (c) a TV playing nearby (d) camera switched off
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 8.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 9.🚌 Tara leaves home at 7:40 AM for an interview at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 10.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 10:25 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 11.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) a bright window behind (c) camera switched off (d) eating on camera
- 12.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) send angry texts (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) torn jeans (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:30 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) 5:15 PM (b) 5:05 PM (c) 4:50 PM (d) 5:40 PM
- 17.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) sunglasses on your head (c) heavy perfume (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a light scent or none (c) neat, tidy hair (d) sunglasses on your head
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 10:45 AM
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:45 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) 5:40 PM (b) 5:30 PM (c) 5:55 PM (d) 5:25 PM
- 23.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) in sportswear (c) a little more formal (d) very casually
- 24.🚌 Diya leaves home at 3:15 PM for an interview at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 25.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) light on your face (c) lying on the bed (d) mute when others speak
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:35 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 2:15 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) a bit late (c) 2 hours early (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 31.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) torn jeans
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 33.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) trimmed nails
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 35.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) polished shoes (c) flip-flops (d) a light scent or none
- 36.🚌 Meera leaves home at 9:00 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:55 PM (b) 3:45 PM (c) 4:05 PM (d) 4:20 PM
- 39.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) light on your face (c) looking at the camera (d) camera at eye level
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 8:45 AM (c) 10:10 AM (d) 9:25 AM
Answer key
- suits an interview
- in front of you
- checking other tabs
- a crumpled shirt
- 3:05 PM
- a quiet room
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- 30
- 10
- mute when others speak
- rejoin, explain briefly
- suits an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- suits an interview
- 4:50 PM
- a plain shirt or kurta
- avoid for an interview
- sunglasses on your head
- 10:45 AM
- a good online habit
- 5:25 PM
- a little more formal
- 10
- lying on the bed
- 1:55 PM
- avoid for an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- neat, tidy hair
- a poor online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a poor online habit
- flip-flops
- 5
- a poor online habit
- 3:45 PM
- eating on camera
- 8:45 AM
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