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