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.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 2.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a bright window behind (d) camera at eye level
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a quiet room (c) a plain, tidy background (d) a TV playing nearby
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 5.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 11:55 AM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 6.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) torn jeans (c) a light scent or none (d) neat, tidy hair
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 8.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) below your chin (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) facing the wall (d) at eye level
- 9.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a bright window behind
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 12:35 PM (c) 12:45 PM (d) 1:05 PM
- 11.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 1:25 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 12.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 10–15 minutes early (b) exactly on time (c) 2 hours early (d) a bit late
- 13.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) lying on the bed (c) checking other tabs (d) mute when others speak
- 14.🕘 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) 10:25 AM (c) 11:05 AM (d) 10:15 AM
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 12:25 PM (d) 12:35 PM
- 16.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) wait a day (c) give up (d) send angry texts
- 17.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a quiet room (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a bright window behind
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) torn jeans (c) muddy shoes (d) school uniform if asked
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) polished shoes (d) flip-flops
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:25 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 2:45 PM
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 22.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) call and inform them (c) just not go (d) blame the driver
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 3:20 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 3:00 PM
- 24.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 25.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 12:30 PM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 26.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) school uniform if asked
- 27.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 2:00 PM (d) 2:50 PM
- 28.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) a quiet room (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) camera switched off
- 29.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) neat, tidy hair (c) torn jeans (d) heavy perfume
- 30.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) camera switched off (d) joining late
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 AM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:10 AM (b) 11:30 AM (c) 11:25 AM (d) 11:50 AM
- 35.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) heavy perfume (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) trimmed nails
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 37.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 9:20 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:45 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 10:25 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:00 AM (b) 10:50 AM (c) 10:40 AM
Answer key
- a poor online habit
- a bright window behind
- a TV playing nearby
- a good online habit
- 30
- torn jeans
- avoid for an interview
- at eye level
- light on your face
- 12:35 PM
- 20
- 10–15 minutes early
- mute when others speak
- 10:05 AM
- 12:25 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a quiet room
- school uniform if asked
- flip-flops
- 2:10 PM
- a good online habit
- call and inform them
- 2:50 PM
- a poor online habit
- 10
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 1:40 PM
- camera switched off
- neat, tidy hair
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- looking at the camera
- suits an interview
- 11:10 AM
- trimmed nails
- a poor online habit
- 20
- 10:25 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 10:40 AM
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