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