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 2:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 1:20 PM (c) 1:35 PM (d) 1:45 PM
- 2.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 11:10 AM for an interview at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) light on your face (c) camera at eye level (d) a messy bed behind you
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a TV playing nearby (c) mute when others speak (d) a messy bed behind you
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 10.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) camera switched off (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a bright window behind
- 11.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) joining late (c) camera switched off (d) looking at the camera
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) school uniform if asked (d) heavy perfume
- 13.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 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) 4:50 PM (b) 4:40 PM (c) 5:00 PM
- 14.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:00 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 9:50 AM (b) 9:45 AM (c) 10:05 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 16.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 17.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) below your chin (b) facing the wall (c) pointing at the ceiling (d) at eye level
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 20.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) arrive and say nothing (c) call and inform them (d) blame the driver
- 21.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a light scent or none (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 22.👔 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
- 23.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) flip-flops (c) torn jeans (d) neat, tidy hair
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 1:30 PM
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:45 AM (b) 9:45 AM (c) 9:15 AM (d) 9:00 AM
- 26.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 9:20 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 30.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) neat, tidy hair (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) polished shoes
- 31.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) camera at eye level (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a plain, tidy background
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:30 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) 1:40 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 12:50 PM (d) 1:05 PM
- 33.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:45 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) 2:30 PM (b) 2:10 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 34.🚌 Tara leaves home at 10:30 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 35.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) wait a day (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 36.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) trimmed nails (c) torn jeans (d) heavy perfume
- 37.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) sunglasses on your head
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:50 PM (b) 4:10 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 3:55 PM
- 39.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 12:25 PM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
Answer key
- 1:20 PM
- 15
- a messy bed behind you
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- mute when others speak
- suits an interview
- joining 5 minutes early
- looking at the camera
- school uniform if asked
- 4:40 PM
- a good online habit
- 9:35 AM
- a good online habit
- at eye level
- avoid for an interview
- a poor online habit
- call and inform them
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a little more formal
- neat, tidy hair
- 1:30 PM
- 8:45 AM
- 10
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- flip-flops
- joining late
- 12:50 PM
- 2:10 PM
- 10
- rejoin, explain briefly
- trimmed nails
- sunglasses on your head
- 3:50 PM
- 30
- suits an interview
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