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 best avoided for an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) trimmed nails (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) neat, tidy hair
- 2.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 11:10 AM for an interview at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 3.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 4.🚦 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
- 5.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) send angry texts
- 6.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 7:25 AM for an interview at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 8.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in party clothes (c) in sportswear (d) very casually
- 9.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 2 hours early (c) exactly on time (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:45 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) 6:35 PM (b) 6:40 PM (c) 6:30 PM (d) 6:20 PM
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:30 AM (b) 11:00 AM (c) 10:15 AM (d) 10:00 AM
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) muddy shoes
- 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 16.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) school uniform if asked (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) polished shoes
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:20 PM (b) 2:30 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 18.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) camera at eye level (c) camera switched off (d) a plain, tidy background
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 20.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) a TV playing nearby (c) checking other tabs (d) lying on the bed
- 21.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 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) 6:40 PM (b) 6:10 PM (c) 5:40 PM (d) 5:45 PM
- 23.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 3:45 PM for an interview at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:00 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:35 PM (b) 5:45 PM (c) 5:20 PM (d) 6:10 PM
- 25.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) lying on the bed (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a plain, tidy background
- 26.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) looking at the camera (c) camera at eye level (d) a TV playing nearby
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 28.🚌 Meera leaves home at 8:45 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 29.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 8:55 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 30.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) school uniform if asked (d) torn jeans
- 31.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) school uniform if asked (c) polished shoes (d) a crumpled shirt
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:20 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 9:15 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 33.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) testing mic and camera (c) camera at eye level (d) a messy bed behind you
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) polished shoes (c) heavy perfume (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 35.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) camera switched off (c) eating on camera (d) a messy bed behind you
- 36.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) torn jeans (c) flip-flops (d) a light scent or none
- 37.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) eating on camera (c) looking at the camera (d) mute when others speak
- 38.🕘 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) 2:05 PM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 12:40 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 10:45 AM
- 40.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) muddy shoes (d) a plain shirt or kurta
Answer key
- sunglasses on your head
- 5
- a good online habit
- call and inform them
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 20
- avoid for an interview
- a little more formal
- 10–15 minutes early
- 6:20 PM
- 10:00 AM
- suits an interview
- suits an interview
- muddy shoes
- a good online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 2:20 PM
- camera switched off
- a good online habit
- mute when others speak
- avoid for an interview
- 5:40 PM
- 15
- 5:20 PM
- a plain, tidy background
- a TV playing nearby
- a good online habit
- 25
- 15
- school uniform if asked
- a crumpled shirt
- 9:15 AM
- a messy bed behind you
- heavy perfume
- camera at eye level
- a light scent or none
- eating on camera
- 12:40 PM
- 10:45 AM
- a plain shirt or kurta
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