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) polished shoes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a light scent or none (d) heavy perfume
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 12:25 PM (d) 12:05 PM
- 3.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 5.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:25 PM (b) 1:05 PM (c) 12:35 PM (d) 12:15 PM
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) trimmed nails (d) muddy shoes
- 7.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 9:55 AM (b) 9:45 AM (c) 10:05 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 8.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a light scent or none
- 9.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 12:10 PM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 10.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) joining late (c) a TV playing nearby (d) eating on camera
- 11.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 11:55 AM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 13.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 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) 3:30 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 3:00 PM
- 14.Which of these suits an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) heavy perfume (c) flip-flops (d) sunglasses on your head
- 15.🚦 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
- 16.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 20.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) a little more formal (c) in party clothes (d) in sportswear
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:45 AM (b) 9:00 AM (c) 9:30 AM (d) 8:30 AM
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 6:40 PM (b) 6:10 PM (c) 5:45 PM (d) 5:40 PM
- 23.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) a light scent or none (c) sunglasses on your head (d) polished shoes
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 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) 10:55 AM (b) 10:45 AM (c) 10:40 AM (d) 11:10 AM
- 25.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 2 hours early (c) exactly on time (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:55 PM (b) 3:35 PM (c) 3:15 PM (d) 3:40 PM
- 27.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:45 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) 4:40 PM (b) 4:35 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 4:50 PM
- 28.📶 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
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 30.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) light on your face (c) eating on camera (d) camera at eye level
- 31.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. 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) 11:10 AM (b) 10:30 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 10:40 AM
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:00 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) 12:55 PM (b) 12:35 PM (c) 12:50 PM (d) 12:45 PM
- 33.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a bright window behind (d) looking at the camera
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:45 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) 6:50 PM (b) 6:30 PM (c) 6:10 PM (d) 6:25 PM
- 35.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a messy bed behind you (d) lying on the bed
- 36.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 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) 4:05 PM (b) 4:25 PM (c) 3:45 PM (d) 3:55 PM
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 3:35 PM (d) 2:20 PM
- 38.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) a bright window behind (c) mute when others speak (d) a plain, tidy background
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 40.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) trimmed nails (d) flip-flops
Answer key
- heavy perfume
- 12:05 PM
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- 12:15 PM
- trimmed nails
- 9:45 AM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 20
- a quiet room
- 10
- suits an interview
- 3:00 PM
- clean, ironed clothes
- call and inform them
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- a little more formal
- 8:30 AM
- 5:40 PM
- sunglasses on your head
- 10:40 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- 3:15 PM
- 4:30 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a good online habit
- eating on camera
- 10:30 AM
- 12:35 PM
- looking at the camera
- 6:10 PM
- a plain, tidy background
- 3:45 PM
- 2:10 PM
- a bright window behind
- avoid for an interview
- flip-flops
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