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.👔 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
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:15 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 9:25 AM (d) 8:55 AM
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) torn jeans (c) trimmed nails (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 5.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) a bright window behind (c) lying on the bed (d) a TV playing nearby
- 6.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a light scent or none (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) muddy shoes
- 7.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) torn jeans (c) polished shoes (d) a crumpled shirt
- 8.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) a bit late (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) exactly on time
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) sunglasses on your head (c) muddy shoes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 10.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:35 PM (b) 12:05 PM (c) 12:45 PM (d) 12:20 PM
- 11.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) behind you (c) under the desk (d) in front of you
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 13.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 7:35 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 14.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) school uniform if asked (c) heavy perfume (d) sunglasses on your head
- 15.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) school uniform if asked (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 16.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) flip-flops (d) heavy perfume
- 17.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) below your chin (c) pointing at the ceiling (d) at eye level
- 18.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a quiet room (c) camera switched off (d) lying on the bed
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a light scent or none (d) heavy perfume
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:45 PM. 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) 1:00 PM (b) 12:20 PM (c) 12:35 PM (d) 12:10 PM
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 9:20 AM (c) 8:50 AM (d) 9:30 AM
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:30 AM (b) 11:55 AM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 11:10 AM
- 23.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 9:25 AM for an interview at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:00 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) 3:15 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 2:35 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.🚌 Diya leaves home at 9:40 AM for an interview at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 27.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) looking at the camera (c) mute when others speak (d) camera switched off
- 28.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:45 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) 3:30 PM (b) 3:25 PM (c) 3:10 PM (d) 3:50 PM
- 29.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) neat, tidy hair (c) flip-flops (d) trimmed nails
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 32.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 11:00 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:10 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 11:00 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 34.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 1:10 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 AM. 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) 11:10 AM (b) 11:40 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 11:25 AM
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 37.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) call and inform them (b) just not go (c) blame the driver (d) arrive and say nothing
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 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) 1:50 PM (b) 2:00 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
Answer key
- a little more formal
- 8:55 AM
- suits an interview
- trimmed nails
- a plain, tidy background
- muddy shoes
- polished shoes
- 10–15 minutes early
- neat, tidy hair
- 12:05 PM
- in front of you
- a good online habit
- 10
- school uniform if asked
- a crumpled shirt
- a plain shirt or kurta
- at eye level
- a quiet room
- heavy perfume
- 12:10 PM
- 8:50 AM
- 11:10 AM
- 25
- 2:35 PM
- suits an interview
- 5
- camera switched off
- 3:10 PM
- flip-flops
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 5
- 10:40 AM
- 5
- 11:10 AM
- avoid for an interview
- call and inform them
- a poor online habit
- 1:50 PM
- a poor online habit
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