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) school uniform if asked (b) trimmed nails (c) torn jeans (d) neat, tidy hair
- 2.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a messy bed behind you (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) camera at eye level
- 3.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:25 PM (b) 3:40 PM (c) 3:20 PM (d) 3:00 PM
- 4.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 PM. 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) 4:40 PM (b) 4:05 PM (c) 3:50 PM (d) 4:15 PM
- 5.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 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) 3:00 PM (c) 3:45 PM (d) 2:45 PM
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 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) 4:25 PM (b) 4:35 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 4:20 PM
- 7.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) mute when others speak (c) a quiet room (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 8.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) wait a day (d) give up
- 9.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 2:25 PM (c) 2:45 PM (d) 1:55 PM
- 10.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) neat, tidy hair (c) sunglasses on your head (d) school uniform if asked
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 12.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 11:55 AM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 13.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 14.👔 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
- 15.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) checking other tabs (c) lying on the bed (d) testing mic and camera
- 16.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) a bit late (c) 2 hours early (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 17.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 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) 2:15 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 2:20 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 19.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) blame the driver (c) call and inform them (d) arrive and say nothing
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 11:10 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 11:30 AM
- 23.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
- 24.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) camera at eye level (c) testing mic and camera (d) eating on camera
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.🚌 Diya leaves home at 1:50 PM for an interview at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 27.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) joining late (c) camera switched off (d) a plain, tidy background
- 28.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:00 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) 9:45 AM (b) 9:50 AM (c) 9:35 AM (d) 10:05 AM
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:00 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) 9:35 AM (b) 10:10 AM (c) 9:45 AM (d) 9:20 AM
- 30.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) a crumpled shirt (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) school uniform if asked
- 31.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a bright window behind (d) joining late
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) trimmed nails (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) polished shoes
- 33.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) camera at eye level (c) camera switched off (d) a plain, tidy background
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 35.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) under the desk (c) in front of you (d) off completely
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:50 PM (b) 4:10 PM (c) 4:00 PM (d) 4:20 PM
- 37.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) muddy shoes (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) torn jeans
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) looking at the camera (c) checking other tabs (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
Answer key
- torn jeans
- a messy bed behind you
- 3:00 PM
- 3:50 PM
- 2:45 PM
- 4:15 PM
- joining late
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 1:55 PM
- sunglasses on your head
- suits an interview
- 30
- a good online habit
- a little more formal
- testing mic and camera
- 10–15 minutes early
- 2:15 PM
- suits an interview
- call and inform them
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- 10:50 AM
- heavy perfume
- eating on camera
- avoid for an interview
- 5
- a plain, tidy background
- 9:35 AM
- 9:20 AM
- a crumpled shirt
- joining 5 minutes early
- a T-shirt with slogans
- camera switched off
- a poor online habit
- in front of you
- 3:50 PM
- clean, ironed clothes
- avoid for an interview
- checking other tabs
- avoid for an interview
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