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 4:30 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:35 PM (b) 3:55 PM (c) 3:15 PM (d) 4:10 PM
- 2.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) in sportswear (c) very casually (d) a little more formal
- 3.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) trimmed nails (c) flip-flops (d) heavy perfume
- 4.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:35 AM (b) 8:55 AM (c) 9:55 AM (d) 9:15 AM
- 5.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 2 hours early (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) exactly on time
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a crumpled shirt (c) flip-flops (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) trimmed nails (c) polished shoes (d) torn jeans
- 8.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) torn jeans (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 9.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a plain, tidy background (c) joining late (d) a quiet room
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 12.🚌 Meera leaves home at 9:10 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 13.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:35 AM (b) 9:55 AM (c) 10:15 AM
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 15.🚦 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
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) muddy shoes (c) a light scent or none (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 18.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) in front of you (b) behind you (c) off completely (d) under the desk
- 19.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:30 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 12:15 PM
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 1:20 PM (c) 1:05 PM (d) 2:15 PM
- 21.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a light scent or none (c) heavy perfume (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 22.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) mute when others speak (c) eating on camera (d) a TV playing nearby
- 23.💻 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) 12:00 PM (b) 11:55 AM (c) 12:10 PM (d) 12:25 PM
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a quiet room (d) camera at eye level
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:15 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 4:00 PM (d) 3:00 PM
- 27.💻 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
- 28.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) flip-flops (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) polished shoes
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 30.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a light scent or none
- 31.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) give up (c) send angry texts (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 PM. 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) 1:05 PM (b) 12:55 PM (c) 1:15 PM
- 33.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 35.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 3:05 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) checking other tabs (c) a plain, tidy background (d) testing mic and camera
- 37.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) school uniform if asked (c) trimmed nails (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) a bright window behind (c) checking other tabs (d) joining late
- 40.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 10:45 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
Answer key
- 3:15 PM
- a little more formal
- trimmed nails
- 8:35 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- neat, tidy hair
- torn jeans
- a plain shirt or kurta
- joining late
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- 9:35 AM
- avoid for an interview
- call and inform them
- suits an interview
- muddy shoes
- in front of you
- 12:15 PM
- 1:05 PM
- heavy perfume
- mute when others speak
- 11:55 AM
- suits an interview
- eating on camera
- 2:45 PM
- at eye level
- polished shoes
- suits an interview
- a T-shirt with slogans
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 12:55 PM
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- 15
- checking other tabs
- flip-flops
- suits an interview
- light on your face
- 10
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