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.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) blame the driver (c) just not go (d) call and inform them
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 3.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) give up (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) send angry texts
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a light scent or none (d) polished shoes
- 5.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) a plain, tidy background (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) light on your face
- 6.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) trimmed nails (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 7.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a TV playing nearby (c) eating on camera (d) camera at eye level
- 8.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) a crumpled shirt (c) a light scent or none (d) flip-flops
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) torn jeans (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) trimmed nails
- 10.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:55 AM (b) 8:15 AM (c) 9:25 AM (d) 8:35 AM
- 11.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) exactly on time (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) 2 hours early
- 12.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) a light scent or none (c) neat, tidy hair (d) heavy perfume
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) below your chin (d) facing the wall
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:30 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) 5:25 PM (b) 5:40 PM (c) 5:10 PM (d) 5:15 PM
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 17.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) testing mic and camera (c) eating on camera (d) a TV playing nearby
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 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) 2:45 PM (b) 3:05 PM (c) 3:35 PM (d) 2:35 PM
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:50 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 1:00 PM (d) 12:40 PM
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) a crumpled shirt (c) flip-flops (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 22.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 23.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) a plain, tidy background (c) camera switched off (d) testing mic and camera
- 24.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) looking at the camera (c) camera at eye level (d) a plain, tidy background
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 1:30 PM (c) 1:05 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:00 AM (b) 9:10 AM (c) 8:55 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 28.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 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) 10:35 AM (b) 10:25 AM (c) 10:15 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 29.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 9:50 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 30.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) joining late (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a TV playing nearby
- 31.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) off completely (c) in front of you (d) behind you
- 32.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) in party clothes (c) a little more formal (d) very casually
- 33.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a plain, tidy background (c) checking other tabs (d) camera switched off
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 6:35 PM (b) 6:10 PM (c) 5:50 PM (d) 5:45 PM
- 35.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 3:20 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 1:25 PM (c) 1:05 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 37.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) sunglasses on your head (c) polished shoes (d) torn jeans
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:55 AM (b) 8:40 AM (c) 9:10 AM (d) 9:15 AM
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- call and inform them
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- flip-flops
- a messy bed behind you
- a T-shirt with slogans
- camera at eye level
- a light scent or none
- trimmed nails
- 8:15 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- heavy perfume
- avoid for an interview
- at eye level
- 5:10 PM
- suits an interview
- testing mic and camera
- a good online habit
- 2:35 PM
- 12:40 PM
- school uniform if asked
- a poor online habit
- camera switched off
- a bright window behind
- 1:05 PM
- 8:55 AM
- a poor online habit
- 10:15 AM
- 5
- joining 5 minutes early
- in front of you
- a little more formal
- a plain, tidy background
- 5:45 PM
- 5
- 12:45 PM
- polished shoes
- avoid for an interview
- 8:40 AM
- a good online habit
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