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