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 3:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:00 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 2:20 PM (d) 3:10 PM
- 2.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a bright window behind (c) a TV playing nearby (d) light on your face
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a quiet room (d) checking other tabs
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 6.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) camera at eye level (d) lying on the bed
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) polished shoes (d) sunglasses on your head
- 8.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 2:00 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 9.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 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) 5:10 PM (b) 4:45 PM (c) 4:20 PM (d) 4:35 PM
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:40 PM (b) 1:05 PM (c) 12:45 PM (d) 12:25 PM
- 12.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) a TV playing nearby (c) checking other tabs (d) lying on the bed
- 13.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 10–15 minutes early (b) exactly on time (c) a bit late (d) 2 hours early
- 14.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 12:35 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 15.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) heavy perfume (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a crumpled shirt
- 16.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a crumpled shirt (c) torn jeans (d) school uniform if asked
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) school uniform if asked (c) polished shoes (d) torn jeans
- 18.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) camera at eye level (c) a TV playing nearby (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:25 AM (b) 9:00 AM (c) 9:20 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:35 PM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 12:25 PM (d) 12:45 PM
- 24.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) give up (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) send angry texts
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 26.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) school uniform if asked
- 27.🕘 Your interview is at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:30 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 3:05 PM (d) 2:50 PM
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 29.🚌 Meera leaves home at 2:35 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 30.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) joining late (c) a quiet room (d) mute when others speak
- 31.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 8:30 AM for an interview at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 32.🚌 Meera leaves home at 2:15 PM for an interview at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:15 PM (b) 3:50 PM (c) 3:20 PM (d) 3:35 PM
- 34.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) below your chin (c) facing the wall (d) at eye level
- 35.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 1:35 PM for an interview at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 38.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 11:05 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 39.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 3:20 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
Answer key
- 2:00 PM
- light on your face
- avoid for an interview
- checking other tabs
- a poor online habit
- camera at eye level
- sunglasses on your head
- 30
- 4:20 PM
- avoid for an interview
- 12:25 PM
- mute when others speak
- 10–15 minutes early
- 25
- neat, tidy hair
- school uniform if asked
- torn jeans
- a TV playing nearby
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- 8:40 AM
- suits an interview
- 12:25 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- suits an interview
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 2:30 PM
- a poor online habit
- 15
- joining late
- 15
- 20
- 3:20 PM
- at eye level
- 15
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- 5
- 30
- suits an interview
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