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.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 2.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 3:20 PM for an interview at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 4.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:40 PM (b) 3:45 PM (c) 3:10 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 5.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 6.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) send angry texts (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) wait a day
- 7.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) camera at eye level (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) eating on camera
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 9.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) eating on camera (d) lying on the bed
- 10.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) a bit late (d) 2 hours early
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:50 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 4:05 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 12.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in party clothes (c) very casually (d) in sportswear
- 13.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) call and inform them (b) just not go (c) arrive and say nothing (d) blame the driver
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:35 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 9:50 AM (d) 10:15 AM
- 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 16.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a crumpled shirt
- 17.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 11:40 AM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 18.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) behind you (c) in front of you (d) under the desk
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) school uniform if asked (c) a light scent or none (d) heavy perfume
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:30 PM (b) 12:15 PM (c) 12:45 PM (d) 1:15 PM
- 21.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) muddy shoes (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) neat, tidy hair
- 22.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a light scent or none (c) sunglasses on your head (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 27.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 AM. 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) 11:05 AM (b) 11:35 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 12:05 PM
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 29.🚌 Meera leaves home at 1:15 PM for an interview at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 AM. 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) 10:35 AM (b) 10:25 AM (c) 10:45 AM
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 25 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) 3:20 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 32.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 33.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) light on your face (c) camera at eye level (d) a plain, tidy background
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:45 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) 6:00 PM (b) 5:25 PM (c) 5:40 PM (d) 5:20 PM
- 35.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 9:00 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:25 PM (b) 4:40 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 4:10 PM
- 38.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) school uniform if asked (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a crumpled shirt
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
Answer key
- a poor online habit
- 30
- suits an interview
- 2:40 PM
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- eating on camera
- suits an interview
- looking at the camera
- 10–15 minutes early
- 2:40 PM
- a little more formal
- call and inform them
- 9:35 AM
- a good online habit
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 20
- in front of you
- heavy perfume
- 12:15 PM
- muddy shoes
- sunglasses on your head
- suits an interview
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 11:05 AM
- a good online habit
- 25
- 10:25 AM
- 2:55 PM
- avoid for an interview
- lying on the bed
- 5:20 PM
- 5
- avoid for an interview
- 4:10 PM
- school uniform if asked
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
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