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 poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) eating on camera (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) testing mic and camera
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 3.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) call and inform them (c) arrive and say nothing (d) blame the driver
- 4.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) eating on camera (c) camera switched off (d) a TV playing nearby
- 5.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) a bit late (d) exactly on time
- 6.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) camera at eye level (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) light on your face
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) school uniform if asked (c) trimmed nails (d) torn jeans
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 10.🕘 Your interview is at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:40 AM (b) 11:00 AM (c) 11:20 AM (d) 12:25 PM
- 11.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) in front of you (c) under the desk (d) behind you
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in party clothes (c) a little more formal (d) in sportswear
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) school uniform if asked (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) trimmed nails
- 15.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) camera at eye level (d) a TV playing nearby
- 16.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) a crumpled shirt (c) flip-flops (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 19.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) testing mic and camera (c) looking at the camera (d) a bright window behind
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 12:50 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 21.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 12:20 PM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 23.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) joining late (c) a bright window behind (d) lying on the bed
- 24.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a bright window behind (c) lying on the bed (d) camera switched off
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 26.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) camera switched off (c) light on your face (d) a plain, tidy background
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 11:50 AM (c) 11:05 AM (d) 10:45 AM
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 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) 1:45 PM (b) 1:50 PM (c) 1:55 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:00 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) 6:05 PM (b) 5:45 PM (c) 5:25 PM (d) 5:40 PM
- 31.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:35 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 10:45 AM (d) 10:50 AM
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 33.Which of these suits an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) heavy perfume (c) muddy shoes (d) sunglasses on your head
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:40 PM (b) 1:25 PM (c) 1:45 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 11:05 AM (d) 12:20 PM
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 37.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) give up (d) send angry texts
- 38.🚌 Meera leaves home at 8:35 AM for an interview at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- eating on camera
- suits an interview
- call and inform them
- light on your face
- 10–15 minutes early
- joining late
- torn jeans
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 11:00 AM
- in front of you
- avoid for an interview
- a little more formal
- a crumpled shirt
- a TV playing nearby
- clean, ironed clothes
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- a bright window behind
- 12:50 PM
- 15
- suits an interview
- testing mic and camera
- looking at the camera
- suits an interview
- camera switched off
- avoid for an interview
- 10:45 AM
- 1:35 PM
- 5:25 PM
- 10:35 AM
- a poor online habit
- trimmed nails
- 1:10 PM
- 10:55 AM
- a poor online habit
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 15
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
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