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) a light scent or none (b) polished shoes (c) trimmed nails (d) a crumpled shirt
- 2.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) school uniform if asked (c) sunglasses on your head (d) polished shoes
- 3.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. 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) 10:45 AM (b) 10:30 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 10:15 AM
- 4.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) joining late (c) light on your face (d) checking other tabs
- 5.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 6.👔 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
- 7.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 8.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:00 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) 5:40 PM (b) 5:55 PM (c) 5:35 PM (d) 6:15 PM
- 9.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 2:10 PM for an interview at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 10.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
- 11.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) school uniform if asked (c) heavy perfume (d) torn jeans
- 12.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 1:35 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 13.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) give up (c) wait a day (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 14.🚌 Diya leaves home at 8:20 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a TV playing nearby (c) camera switched off (d) mute when others speak
- 17.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) facing the wall (c) at eye level (d) below your chin
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) muddy shoes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) flip-flops
- 19.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:05 PM (b) 3:25 PM (c) 3:15 PM (d) 3:35 PM
- 20.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) checking other tabs (d) eating on camera
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 22.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 24.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) torn jeans (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a crumpled shirt
- 27.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a quiet room (d) lying on the bed
- 28.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) trimmed nails (d) flip-flops
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 30.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 12:00 PM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:20 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 12:40 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:00 AM (b) 9:15 AM (c) 10:15 AM (d) 8:45 AM
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) polished shoes (c) school uniform if asked (d) heavy perfume
- 35.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) under the desk (c) behind you (d) in front of you
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:20 AM (b) 10:10 AM (c) 10:00 AM
- 37.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 7:50 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 38.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) a bit late (c) 2 hours early (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 39.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) muddy shoes (c) a light scent or none (d) torn jeans
- 40.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) a quiet room (c) a bright window behind (d) camera at eye level
Answer key
- a crumpled shirt
- sunglasses on your head
- 10:15 AM
- light on your face
- avoid for an interview
- a little more formal
- a good online habit
- 5:35 PM
- 30
- a T-shirt with slogans
- school uniform if asked
- 15
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 10
- suits an interview
- mute when others speak
- at eye level
- trimmed nails
- 3:15 PM
- looking at the camera
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- neat, tidy hair
- lying on the bed
- flip-flops
- suits an interview
- 20
- avoid for an interview
- 12:40 PM
- 8:45 AM
- heavy perfume
- in front of you
- 10:00 AM
- 30
- 10–15 minutes early
- a light scent or none
- a bright window behind
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