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) joining late (b) a messy bed behind you (c) camera at eye level (d) lying on the bed
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:00 AM (b) 10:10 AM (c) 9:55 AM (d) 9:40 AM
- 5.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) under the desk (c) in front of you (d) behind you
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a light scent or none
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) polished shoes (c) torn jeans (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:15 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:20 PM (b) 5:00 PM (c) 4:40 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 11.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 12:25 PM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) checking other tabs (c) a plain, tidy background (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 13.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a plain, tidy background (c) camera at eye level (d) mute when others speak
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) heavy perfume (c) trimmed nails (d) polished shoes
- 15.👔 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
- 16.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) school uniform if asked (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) muddy shoes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) trimmed nails
- 20.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 3:05 PM for an interview at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) muddy shoes
- 22.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 23.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a light scent or none (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) heavy perfume
- 24.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 11:35 AM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 26.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) a quiet room (c) camera switched off (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) send angry texts (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) give up
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:35 AM (b) 9:55 AM (c) 9:15 AM (d) 10:40 AM
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:20 PM (b) 12:55 PM (c) 12:00 PM (d) 11:40 AM
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) a plain, tidy background (c) light on your face (d) a messy bed behind you
- 33.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 11:55 AM for an interview at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 36.🚌 Diya leaves home at 8:15 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 37.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) lying on the bed (c) light on your face (d) checking other tabs
- 38.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) joining late (c) camera at eye level (d) testing mic and camera
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 11:35 AM (c) 10:40 AM (d) 10:30 AM
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
Answer key
- camera at eye level
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 9:40 AM
- in front of you
- a poor online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- suits an interview
- torn jeans
- 4:40 PM
- 10
- checking other tabs
- lying on the bed
- heavy perfume
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- flip-flops
- a poor online habit
- muddy shoes
- 30
- clean, ironed clothes
- a poor online habit
- a light scent or none
- 5
- a poor online habit
- camera switched off
- avoid for an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 9:15 AM
- 11:40 AM
- suits an interview
- a messy bed behind you
- 25
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- 20
- light on your face
- joining late
- 10:30 AM
- suits an interview
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