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 good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) lying on the bed (c) a bright window behind (d) joining late
- 2.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 PM. 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) 4:20 PM (b) 3:55 PM (c) 4:00 PM (d) 3:40 PM
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) flip-flops (c) trimmed nails (d) a light scent or none
- 4.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 AM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:30 AM (b) 10:35 AM (c) 10:20 AM (d) 10:40 AM
- 5.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:45 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) 5:30 PM (b) 5:20 PM (c) 5:05 PM (d) 5:55 PM
- 7.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) send angry texts (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a TV playing nearby (c) a messy bed behind you (d) camera at eye level
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) school uniform if asked (c) trimmed nails (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 11.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 9:45 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 13.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) torn jeans (c) polished shoes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 14.🚦 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
- 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 16.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:45 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:30 PM (b) 2:20 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 2:35 PM
- 17.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) eating on camera (c) a plain, tidy background (d) a TV playing nearby
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) neat, tidy hair (c) polished shoes (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 19.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) heavy perfume (c) trimmed nails (d) torn jeans
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 24.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 25.🚌 Tara leaves home at 9:35 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 26.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) trimmed nails (c) neat, tidy hair (d) school uniform if asked
- 27.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) checking other tabs (c) testing mic and camera (d) mute when others speak
- 28.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) exactly on time (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) a bit late
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:45 PM (b) 4:05 PM (c) 3:35 PM (d) 3:25 PM
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 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) 3:20 PM (b) 3:10 PM (c) 3:30 PM
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:50 PM (b) 1:50 PM (c) 2:00 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) muddy shoes (d) a light scent or none
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 36.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) sunglasses on your head
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 38.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 7:20 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:50 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 1:35 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 40.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) very casually (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
Answer key
- mute when others speak
- 3:40 PM
- flip-flops
- 10:20 AM
- suits an interview
- 5:05 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- camera at eye level
- a T-shirt with slogans
- avoid for an interview
- 10
- a good online habit
- polished shoes
- call and inform them
- a poor online habit
- 2:20 PM
- a plain, tidy background
- a crumpled shirt
- trimmed nails
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- clean, ironed clothes
- 10
- heavy perfume
- checking other tabs
- 10–15 minutes early
- 3:25 PM
- 3:10 PM
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- 1:50 PM
- muddy shoes
- a good online habit
- sunglasses on your head
- a good online habit
- 10
- 12:50 PM
- a little more formal
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