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 9:15 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:05 AM (b) 8:25 AM (c) 8:15 AM (d) 9:05 AM
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:55 PM (b) 3:20 PM (c) 3:00 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 3.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 2:15 PM for an interview at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) trimmed nails (c) neat, tidy hair (d) muddy shoes
- 5.🚌 Tara leaves home at 2:30 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 6.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) behind you (c) in front of you (d) under the desk
- 7.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) camera at eye level (c) a bright window behind (d) mute when others speak
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 9.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:55 AM (b) 9:30 AM (c) 9:10 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 10.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) polished shoes (c) torn jeans (d) heavy perfume
- 11.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in sportswear (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
- 12.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) checking other tabs (c) lying on the bed (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 13.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:40 AM (b) 10:25 AM (c) 11:30 AM (d) 10:10 AM
- 14.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 10:00 AM (b) 9:50 AM (c) 10:25 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:35 AM (b) 12:15 PM (c) 11:55 AM (d) 12:25 PM
- 16.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 19.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) camera switched off (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) mute when others speak
- 20.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a quiet room (d) lying on the bed
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) muddy shoes (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 22.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) trimmed nails (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 24.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 9:45 AM (c) 10:05 AM
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:45 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 10:55 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) trimmed nails (c) neat, tidy hair (d) torn jeans
- 28.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 30.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) flip-flops (d) heavy perfume
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:00 AM (b) 8:45 AM (c) 9:30 AM (d) 8:30 AM
- 32.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 12:45 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 11:05 AM (d) 10:30 AM
- 34.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) below your chin (b) facing the wall (c) at eye level (d) pointing at the ceiling
- 35.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) call and inform them (c) arrive and say nothing (d) just not go
- 36.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) mute when others speak (c) joining late (d) lying on the bed
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 38.🚌 Diya leaves home at 2:40 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
Answer key
- 8:05 AM
- 2:40 PM
- 15
- muddy shoes
- 5
- in front of you
- a bright window behind
- avoid for an interview
- 8:40 AM
- polished shoes
- a little more formal
- joining 5 minutes early
- 10:10 AM
- 9:35 AM
- 11:35 AM
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- camera switched off
- lying on the bed
- clean, ironed clothes
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a good online habit
- 9:45 AM
- 10:05 AM
- avoid for an interview
- torn jeans
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- neat, tidy hair
- 8:30 AM
- 5
- 10:30 AM
- at eye level
- call and inform them
- mute when others speak
- a good online habit
- 30
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
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