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 a good online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) a bright window behind (c) joining late (d) a messy bed behind you
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 3.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) joining late (c) eating on camera (d) camera switched off
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 5.🕘 Your interview is at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:05 PM (b) 12:35 PM (c) 12:25 PM (d) 12:15 PM
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a messy bed behind you (c) lying on the bed (d) eating on camera
- 8.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) joining late
- 9.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 11:30 AM (c) 11:45 AM (d) 11:15 AM
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 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) 3:55 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 2:55 PM (d) 3:25 PM
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 12.📶 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
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) very casually (c) in party clothes (d) a little more formal
- 15.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) torn jeans (c) trimmed nails (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 16.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 1:45 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:50 AM (b) 10:30 AM (c) 10:10 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) torn jeans (c) neat, tidy hair (d) flip-flops
- 19.🚌 Tara leaves home at 12:20 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:20 PM (b) 12:00 PM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 12:05 PM
- 21.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 22.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) school uniform if asked (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 24.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) below your chin (b) facing the wall (c) at eye level (d) pointing at the ceiling
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 AM. 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) 11:55 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 11:30 AM (d) 11:20 AM
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:25 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 10:45 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 29.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) camera at eye level (c) eating on camera (d) a plain, tidy background
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:00 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 10:45 AM (d) 10:30 AM
- 31.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 10:45 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) sunglasses on your head (c) neat, tidy hair (d) school uniform if asked
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 10:30 AM (c) 10:40 AM
- 36.🚌 Diya leaves home at 10:50 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 37.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 10:35 AM (c) 10:45 AM (d) 11:05 AM
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 40.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) joining late (c) a plain, tidy background (d) looking at the camera
Answer key
- light on your face
- avoid for an interview
- a quiet room
- a poor online habit
- 12:05 PM
- a good online habit
- looking at the camera
- a plain, tidy background
- 11:15 AM
- 2:55 PM
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- avoid for an interview
- a little more formal
- trimmed nails
- 15
- 9:50 AM
- neat, tidy hair
- 25
- 11:50 AM
- avoid for an interview
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a poor online habit
- at eye level
- 11:05 AM
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- 10:25 AM
- eating on camera
- 10:30 AM
- 10
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- sunglasses on your head
- 10:30 AM
- 5
- suits an interview
- 10:35 AM
- suits an interview
- joining late
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