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: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 2.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:45 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) 2:25 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 2:55 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a light scent or none (c) trimmed nails (d) flip-flops
- 4.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 3:25 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 5.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) camera switched off (c) checking other tabs (d) lying on the bed
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) heavy perfume (c) flip-flops (d) trimmed nails
- 7.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 1:15 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 8.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 9.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 10:50 AM for an interview at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:20 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 4:10 PM
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 13.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. 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) 11:00 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 11:20 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 14.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) call and inform them (c) blame the driver (d) arrive and say nothing
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 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) 2:30 PM (b) 2:00 PM (c) 2:15 PM
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 17.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) heavy perfume (c) sunglasses on your head (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) heavy perfume
- 19.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 11:40 AM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:15 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) 11:35 AM (b) 12:25 PM (c) 12:00 PM (d) 11:50 AM
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 22.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in sportswear (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
- 23.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) below your chin (c) facing the wall (d) at eye level
- 24.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) camera at eye level (c) a bright window behind (d) a messy bed behind you
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 26.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) under the desk (c) in front of you (d) behind you
- 27.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 11:40 AM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 28.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) polished shoes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) torn jeans
- 29.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) flip-flops
- 30.🚌 Tara leaves home at 10:45 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 31.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 10:05 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 32.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 33.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a crumpled shirt (d) sunglasses on your head
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) trimmed nails (c) a light scent or none (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 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) 1:45 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 2:05 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 36.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 12:10 PM for an interview at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 37.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) a quiet room (d) looking at the camera
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:20 AM (b) 12:05 PM (c) 11:40 AM (d) 11:15 AM
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:45 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) 4:20 PM (b) 4:25 PM (c) 5:00 PM (d) 4:40 PM
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 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) 11:15 AM (b) 10:50 AM (c) 10:35 AM (d) 10:25 AM
Answer key
- suits an interview
- 2:25 PM
- flip-flops
- 5
- light on your face
- trimmed nails
- 5
- a poor online habit
- 5
- avoid for an interview
- 2:40 PM
- a poor online habit
- 10:40 AM
- call and inform them
- 2:00 PM
- suits an interview
- neat, tidy hair
- heavy perfume
- 25
- 11:35 AM
- a good online habit
- a little more formal
- at eye level
- camera at eye level
- avoid for an interview
- in front of you
- 10
- polished shoes
- clean, ironed clothes
- 30
- 20
- avoid for an interview
- a plain shirt or kurta
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 1:35 PM
- 5
- a TV playing nearby
- 11:15 AM
- 4:20 PM
- 10:25 AM
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