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