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