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