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: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 2.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) checking other tabs (c) mute when others speak (d) a messy bed behind you
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 5.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) a little more formal (c) in sportswear (d) very casually
- 6.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) send angry texts (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) give up
- 7.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) camera at eye level (c) camera switched off (d) eating on camera
- 8.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:40 AM (b) 8:00 AM (c) 8:20 AM (d) 8:55 AM
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) school uniform if asked (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a light scent or none
- 10.🚦 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
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:20 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 1:00 PM
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) flip-flops (c) muddy shoes (d) trimmed nails
- 14.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) lying on the bed (c) checking other tabs (d) light on your face
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 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) 2:10 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 1:55 PM (d) 1:45 PM
- 16.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:50 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 1:40 PM (d) 12:30 PM
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:35 AM (b) 7:55 AM (c) 8:40 AM (d) 7:15 AM
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 19.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) behind you (c) under the desk (d) in front of you
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:00 AM (b) 10:45 AM (c) 11:30 AM (d) 10:30 AM
- 21.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) exactly on time (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) 2 hours early
- 22.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) checking other tabs (c) a bright window behind (d) looking at the camera
- 23.🚌 Tara leaves home at 1:45 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 24.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 9:15 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:50 AM (b) 8:30 AM (c) 9:25 AM (d) 8:10 AM
- 26.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a light scent or none (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 27.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) torn jeans (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) flip-flops
- 28.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) neat, tidy hair (c) muddy shoes (d) sunglasses on your head
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:55 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 12:35 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 30.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 2:55 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:50 PM (b) 1:05 PM (c) 1:15 PM (d) 12:35 PM
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:15 AM (b) 7:55 AM (c) 8:05 AM (d) 9:05 AM
- 33.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 12:35 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 34.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) camera at eye level (c) looking at the camera (d) a messy bed behind you
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 37.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 12:35 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 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) 1:35 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 1:20 PM (d) 1:30 PM
- 40.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 3:30 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
Answer key
- avoid for an interview
- mute when others speak
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- a little more formal
- rejoin, explain briefly
- camera at eye level
- 7:40 AM
- heavy perfume
- call and inform them
- 1:00 PM
- avoid for an interview
- trimmed nails
- light on your face
- 1:40 PM
- 12:30 PM
- 7:15 AM
- suits an interview
- in front of you
- 10:30 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- looking at the camera
- 15
- 10
- 8:10 AM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- clean, ironed clothes
- neat, tidy hair
- 12:35 PM
- 25
- 12:35 PM
- 7:55 AM
- 30
- a messy bed behind you
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- 30
- a good online habit
- 1:20 PM
- 20
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