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) camera switched off (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) checking other tabs (d) lying on the bed
- 2.💻 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
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) school uniform if asked (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 4.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a TV playing nearby (d) mute when others speak
- 5.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 3:50 PM for an interview at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 6.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in sportswear (c) very casually (d) in party clothes
- 7.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:40 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 2:25 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 8.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a quiet room (d) checking other tabs
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) heavy perfume (c) sunglasses on your head (d) neat, tidy hair
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 11.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 8:40 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 12.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:45 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) 4:30 PM (b) 4:15 PM (c) 4:45 PM
- 13.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) arrive and say nothing (c) call and inform them (d) just not go
- 14.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 8:55 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 15.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) give up (c) wait a day (d) send angry texts
- 16.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. 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) 11:05 AM (b) 10:50 AM (c) 10:55 AM (d) 10:45 AM
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a light scent or none (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) polished shoes
- 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a messy bed behind you (c) light on your face (d) a TV playing nearby
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 2:50 PM (c) 1:40 PM (d) 2:00 PM
- 21.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) trimmed nails (d) school uniform if asked
- 22.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) a light scent or none (d) a crumpled shirt
- 23.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 9:20 AM for an interview at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 24.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:45 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 11:25 AM
- 25.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) testing mic and camera (c) a bright window behind (d) joining late
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 28.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) polished shoes (c) school uniform if asked (d) muddy shoes
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 30.🚌 Tara leaves home at 1:45 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:20 AM (b) 9:40 AM (c) 10:35 AM (d) 9:30 AM
- 33.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a crumpled shirt (d) trimmed nails
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) flip-flops (c) school uniform if asked (d) polished shoes
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:40 PM (b) 1:25 PM (c) 1:00 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 36.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 1:50 PM (d) 2:00 PM
- 37.🕘 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) 10:30 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 10:50 AM
- 38.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) mute when others speak (c) camera at eye level (d) a bright window behind
- 39.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 3:30 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 40.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) muddy shoes (c) school uniform if asked (d) sunglasses on your head
Answer key
- joining 5 minutes early
- at eye level
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a TV playing nearby
- 5
- a little more formal
- 1:00 PM
- checking other tabs
- neat, tidy hair
- avoid for an interview
- 15
- 4:15 PM
- call and inform them
- 5
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 10:45 AM
- a poor online habit
- a crumpled shirt
- light on your face
- 1:40 PM
- torn jeans
- a light scent or none
- 10
- 11:05 AM
- testing mic and camera
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- muddy shoes
- a poor online habit
- 10
- suits an interview
- 9:20 AM
- trimmed nails
- flip-flops
- 1:00 PM
- 1:50 PM
- 10:30 AM
- a bright window behind
- 10
- school uniform if asked
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