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.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) trimmed nails
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 4.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) facing the wall (c) below your chin (d) pointing at the ceiling
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:45 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) 2:40 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 2:20 PM (d) 2:35 PM
- 7.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) in front of you (c) behind you (d) under the desk
- 8.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) polished shoes (d) a light scent or none
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) torn jeans (c) muddy shoes (d) flip-flops
- 10.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 9:25 AM for an interview at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 11.👔 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
- 12.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) just not go (c) call and inform them (d) arrive and say nothing
- 13.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) heavy perfume (c) a light scent or none (d) sunglasses on your head
- 14.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 PM. 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) 1:35 PM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 1:10 PM (d) 12:45 PM
- 15.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) trimmed nails (c) heavy perfume (d) neat, tidy hair
- 16.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) neat, tidy hair (c) torn jeans (d) a light scent or none
- 17.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 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) 2:40 PM (b) 2:10 PM (c) 2:15 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 AM. 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) 10:50 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 10:35 AM (d) 10:30 AM
- 20.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) looking at the camera (d) a TV playing nearby
- 21.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) eating on camera (c) camera at eye level (d) lying on the bed
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 PM. 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) 4:05 PM (b) 4:15 PM (c) 3:55 PM
- 23.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) testing mic and camera (c) looking at the camera (d) a bright window behind
- 24.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 25.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) checking other tabs (c) a quiet room (d) a plain, tidy background
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) torn jeans (c) school uniform if asked (d) muddy shoes
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 28.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 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) 1:10 PM (b) 1:05 PM (c) 1:00 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 31.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) a light scent or none
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) school uniform if asked (c) neat, tidy hair (d) polished shoes
- 33.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 34.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:30 AM (b) 8:30 AM (c) 8:15 AM (d) 8:45 AM
- 36.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 10:20 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 37.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) send angry texts (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 39.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) mute when others speak (c) lying on the bed (d) a messy bed behind you
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:30 AM (b) 10:20 AM (c) 10:10 AM (d) 11:05 AM
Answer key
- a crumpled shirt
- suits an interview
- avoid for an interview
- at eye level
- a good online habit
- 2:20 PM
- in front of you
- flip-flops
- trimmed nails
- 30
- a little more formal
- call and inform them
- a light scent or none
- 12:45 PM
- heavy perfume
- torn jeans
- 2:10 PM
- suits an interview
- 10:30 AM
- a TV playing nearby
- camera at eye level
- 3:55 PM
- a bright window behind
- a poor online habit
- checking other tabs
- school uniform if asked
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- 1:00 PM
- sunglasses on your head
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- 8:15 AM
- 20
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a good online habit
- mute when others speak
- 10:10 AM
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