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 6:00 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) 5:30 PM (b) 5:50 PM (c) 5:40 PM (d) 6:10 PM
- 2.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 4:25 PM (b) 4:35 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 4:20 PM
- 3.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) camera at eye level (c) a TV playing nearby (d) lying on the bed
- 4.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 9:05 AM for an interview at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 6.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) sunglasses on your head (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a light scent or none
- 7.⏰ 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
- 8.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:00 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:45 PM (b) 4:00 PM (c) 3:30 PM
- 9.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) checking other tabs (c) a quiet room (d) looking at the camera
- 10.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) polished shoes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 11.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) a light scent or none (c) torn jeans (d) flip-flops
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:15 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) 11:35 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 12:05 PM (d) 12:35 PM
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:15 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 3:45 PM (d) 3:00 PM
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 17.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) light on your face (d) a bright window behind
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:20 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 10:55 AM (d) 11:05 AM
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 21.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 22.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in party clothes (c) a little more formal (d) in sportswear
- 23.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) under the desk (c) in front of you (d) off completely
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) torn jeans (c) trimmed nails (d) sunglasses on your head
- 27.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) light on your face (d) a TV playing nearby
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:35 AM (b) 11:55 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 12:10 PM
- 29.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 11:30 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 30.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 31.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) send angry texts (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) heavy perfume (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) school uniform if asked
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:15 AM (b) 11:10 AM (c) 10:55 AM (d) 10:35 AM
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 36.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) torn jeans
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:45 PM (b) 3:25 PM (c) 3:55 PM (d) 3:40 PM
- 38.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 3:30 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 39.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) checking other tabs (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a plain, tidy background
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- 5:30 PM
- 4:15 PM
- camera at eye level
- 5
- a good online habit
- sunglasses on your head
- 10–15 minutes early
- 3:30 PM
- checking other tabs
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a good online habit
- a light scent or none
- suits an interview
- 11:35 AM
- 2:45 PM
- suits an interview
- a bright window behind
- suits an interview
- 10:55 AM
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- a little more formal
- in front of you
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- trimmed nails
- a TV playing nearby
- 11:15 AM
- 25
- avoid for an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- heavy perfume
- 10:35 AM
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- neat, tidy hair
- 3:25 PM
- 20
- a plain, tidy background
- a good online habit
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