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