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.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) wait a day (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) give up
- 2.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) a messy bed behind you (c) joining late (d) lying on the bed
- 3.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 3:45 PM (c) 2:55 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 5.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) facing the wall (c) pointing at the ceiling (d) below your chin
- 6.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) camera switched off (c) a messy bed behind you (d) looking at the camera
- 7.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) school uniform if asked (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) camera switched off (d) a TV playing nearby
- 9.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:45 AM (b) 7:55 AM (c) 9:05 AM (d) 8:05 AM
- 10.Which of these suits an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) muddy shoes (c) sunglasses on your head (d) torn jeans
- 11.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) polished shoes (c) muddy shoes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) muddy shoes (c) heavy perfume (d) torn jeans
- 13.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a crumpled shirt (c) flip-flops (d) polished shoes
- 14.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) very casually (c) in party clothes (d) a little more formal
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 17.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) call and inform them (b) just not go (c) blame the driver (d) arrive and say nothing
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) school uniform if asked (d) torn jeans
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) trimmed nails (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 20.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) testing mic and camera (c) camera switched off (d) lying on the bed
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) sunglasses on your head (d) muddy shoes
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) looking at the camera (c) camera switched off (d) light on your face
- 23.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) in front of you (c) off completely (d) under the desk
- 24.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 9:55 AM for an interview at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 27.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 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) 10:50 AM (b) 11:10 AM (c) 11:30 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 28.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 3:05 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 29.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) testing mic and camera (c) a messy bed behind you (d) light on your face
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 4:25 PM (b) 5:25 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 33.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 8:35 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) sunglasses on your head (c) polished shoes (d) a light scent or none
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:30 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 9:50 AM (d) 9:10 AM
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:00 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 2:15 PM (d) 1:45 PM
- 37.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:35 AM (b) 10:25 AM (c) 10:45 AM (d) 11:35 AM
Answer key
- rejoin, explain briefly
- mute when others speak
- 2:40 PM
- a good online habit
- at eye level
- looking at the camera
- school uniform if asked
- joining 5 minutes early
- 7:45 AM
- clean, ironed clothes
- muddy shoes
- trimmed nails
- polished shoes
- a little more formal
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- call and inform them
- torn jeans
- a T-shirt with slogans
- testing mic and camera
- a plain shirt or kurta
- camera switched off
- in front of you
- 25
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 10:50 AM
- 25
- a messy bed behind you
- 4:25 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a poor online habit
- 10
- sunglasses on your head
- 9:10 AM
- 1:45 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- 10:25 AM
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