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 interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:15 PM (b) 3:50 PM (c) 3:35 PM (d) 3:25 PM
- 2.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) trimmed nails (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) muddy shoes
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 4.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:15 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) 5:00 PM (b) 4:45 PM (c) 5:15 PM
- 5.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) send angry texts
- 6.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:30 PM (b) 3:30 PM (c) 2:15 PM (d) 2:00 PM
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 8.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) muddy shoes (d) school uniform if asked
- 9.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 11.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) in front of you (c) behind you (d) under the desk
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) light on your face (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) mute when others speak
- 13.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 14.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) blame the driver (c) arrive and say nothing (d) call and inform them
- 15.🚌 Tara leaves home at 2:30 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 16.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) heavy perfume (c) school uniform if asked (d) a light scent or none
- 17.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) flip-flops
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) neat, tidy hair (c) muddy shoes (d) trimmed nails
- 21.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) lying on the bed (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) testing mic and camera
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:10 AM (b) 9:25 AM (c) 10:00 AM (d) 9:40 AM
- 23.🚌 Meera leaves home at 1:30 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 27.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) sunglasses on your head (c) polished shoes (d) muddy shoes
- 28.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 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) 4:25 PM (b) 4:40 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 4:10 PM
- 29.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) flip-flops (c) neat, tidy hair (d) heavy perfume
- 30.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) camera switched off (c) camera at eye level (d) eating on camera
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:20 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 12:30 PM (d) 11:35 AM
- 32.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:45 AM (b) 8:55 AM (c) 8:35 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 34.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 10:40 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 35.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 8:55 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 37.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) heavy perfume
- 38.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 10–15 minutes early (b) a bit late (c) exactly on time (d) 2 hours early
- 39.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) lying on the bed (d) a bright window behind
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
Answer key
- 3:15 PM
- trimmed nails
- avoid for an interview
- 4:45 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 2:00 PM
- avoid for an interview
- school uniform if asked
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- in front of you
- a messy bed behind you
- a poor online habit
- call and inform them
- 15
- heavy perfume
- clean, ironed clothes
- avoid for an interview
- a poor online habit
- muddy shoes
- lying on the bed
- 9:10 AM
- 15
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- polished shoes
- 4:10 PM
- neat, tidy hair
- camera at eye level
- 11:05 AM
- suits an interview
- 8:35 AM
- 25
- 25
- suits an interview
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 10–15 minutes early
- joining 5 minutes early
- avoid for an interview
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