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