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.👔 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
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 3.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) sunglasses on your head (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 4.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 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) 11:30 AM (b) 11:40 AM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 12:10 PM
- 5.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) trimmed nails (c) polished shoes (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 6.🚌 Meera leaves home at 9:20 AM for an interview at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 7.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 PM. 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) 4:30 PM (b) 4:10 PM (c) 3:55 PM (d) 3:50 PM
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 9.🚦 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
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:35 PM (b) 5:05 PM (c) 4:35 PM (d) 4:45 PM
- 11.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) torn jeans (d) flip-flops
- 12.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) neat, tidy hair (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) muddy shoes
- 13.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) eating on camera (c) a bright window behind (d) mute when others speak
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:35 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 12:35 PM (d) 12:05 PM
- 16.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) camera switched off (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a quiet room
- 17.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 11:05 AM for an interview at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 19.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:00 AM (b) 9:45 AM (c) 10:15 AM (d) 10:30 AM
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:05 AM (b) 12:10 PM (c) 11:45 AM (d) 11:25 AM
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 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) 12:45 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 12:30 PM (d) 1:30 PM
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:25 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 1:05 PM
- 26.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) checking other tabs (c) testing mic and camera (d) joining late
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a light scent or none (c) trimmed nails (d) polished shoes
- 28.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 30.⏰ 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
- 31.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 32.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) looking at the camera (c) eating on camera (d) mute when others speak
- 33.🚌 Tara leaves home at 4:05 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 34.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 35.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) a light scent or none (c) sunglasses on your head (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 7:20 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:10 PM (b) 1:20 PM (c) 2:00 PM (d) 1:35 PM
Answer key
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- clean, ironed clothes
- 11:30 AM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 20
- 3:50 PM
- avoid for an interview
- call and inform them
- 4:35 PM
- neat, tidy hair
- muddy shoes
- mute when others speak
- suits an interview
- 11:35 AM
- a quiet room
- 5
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- 9:45 AM
- 11:05 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 12:30 PM
- 12:45 PM
- testing mic and camera
- a crumpled shirt
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- a poor online habit
- eating on camera
- 10
- suits an interview
- a light scent or none
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 10
- 1:10 PM
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