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.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 2.⏰ 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
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 5.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) trimmed nails (c) torn jeans (d) school uniform if asked
- 6.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 12:55 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 7.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) testing mic and camera (c) light on your face (d) joining late
- 8.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) heavy perfume (c) muddy shoes (d) a light scent or none
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 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) 11:45 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 11:30 AM (d) 12:15 PM
- 11.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) polished shoes (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) torn jeans (c) neat, tidy hair (d) muddy shoes
- 13.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a crumpled shirt
- 14.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 PM. 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) 2:10 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 2:20 PM
- 15.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) school uniform if asked (c) flip-flops (d) muddy shoes
- 16.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) checking other tabs (c) mute when others speak (d) a quiet room
- 17.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) send angry texts (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a light scent or none (c) polished shoes (d) flip-flops
- 19.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) a little more formal (c) in party clothes (d) very casually
- 20.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) in front of you (c) behind you (d) off completely
- 21.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) trimmed nails (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) muddy shoes
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 23.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) trimmed nails (d) neat, tidy hair
- 28.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) testing mic and camera (d) a quiet room
- 29.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) camera switched off (c) a plain, tidy background (d) lying on the bed
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:05 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 12:55 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:05 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 3:35 PM (d) 3:25 PM
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 4:10 PM (b) 4:25 PM (c) 4:00 PM (d) 3:55 PM
- 33.🚌 Tara leaves home at 10:50 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:45 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 4:35 PM (b) 4:20 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 4:40 PM
- 36.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) flip-flops (d) torn jeans
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:55 AM (b) 8:15 AM (c) 8:40 AM (d) 8:35 AM
- 38.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 9:20 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 39.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 1:35 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:05 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 3:25 PM (d) 3:20 PM
Answer key
- a poor online habit
- 10–15 minutes early
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- torn jeans
- 10
- joining late
- a light scent or none
- avoid for an interview
- 11:15 AM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- neat, tidy hair
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 2:10 PM
- school uniform if asked
- checking other tabs
- rejoin, explain briefly
- flip-flops
- a little more formal
- in front of you
- muddy shoes
- suits an interview
- 2:50 PM
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- heavy perfume
- camera switched off
- a plain, tidy background
- 12:55 PM
- 3:15 PM
- 3:55 PM
- 5
- a good online habit
- 4:20 PM
- clean, ironed clothes
- 7:55 AM
- 10
- 5
- 3:05 PM
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