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