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 online interview starts at 12:15 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:15 PM (b) 12:00 PM (c) 11:45 AM
- 2.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) light on your face (c) lying on the bed (d) checking other tabs
- 3.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) a quiet room (c) joining late (d) camera switched off
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) school uniform if asked (c) neat, tidy hair (d) muddy shoes
- 5.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 3:05 PM (c) 2:45 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 7.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) lying on the bed (d) camera switched off
- 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) lying on the bed (d) joining late
- 9.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:45 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) 12:35 PM (b) 12:20 PM (c) 12:40 PM (d) 12:30 PM
- 10.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a quiet room (d) joining late
- 11.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) call and inform them (c) just not go (d) arrive and say nothing
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) muddy shoes (c) heavy perfume (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 13.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:00 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 1:20 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:45 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 1:35 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 16.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a crumpled shirt
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) school uniform if asked (c) polished shoes (d) trimmed nails
- 19.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) torn jeans (c) heavy perfume (d) neat, tidy hair
- 20.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:20 AM (b) 10:35 AM (c) 10:30 AM (d) 10:10 AM
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 23.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 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) 5:10 PM (b) 4:40 PM (c) 4:50 PM (d) 4:30 PM
- 24.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 26.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) 2 hours early (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) a bit late
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) eating on camera (d) a quiet room
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:00 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 10:20 AM (d) 10:10 AM
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 1:15 PM (d) 1:55 PM
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:55 PM (b) 3:45 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 3:10 PM
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:10 PM (b) 1:30 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 12:50 PM
- 33.👔 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
- 34.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) lying on the bed (c) looking at the camera (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:25 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 11:40 AM (d) 11:10 AM
- 36.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 10:10 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 38.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) lying on the bed (c) checking other tabs (d) camera switched off
- 39.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) flip-flops (c) a light scent or none (d) trimmed nails
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
Answer key
- 11:45 AM
- light on your face
- a quiet room
- muddy shoes
- 2:25 PM
- avoid for an interview
- camera at eye level
- joining 5 minutes early
- 12:20 PM
- joining late
- call and inform them
- clean, ironed clothes
- a poor online habit
- 1:00 PM
- 1:35 PM
- a poor online habit
- a crumpled shirt
- torn jeans
- neat, tidy hair
- suits an interview
- 10:10 AM
- suits an interview
- 4:30 PM
- a good online habit
- a good online habit
- 10–15 minutes early
- avoid for an interview
- eating on camera
- 10:00 AM
- 1:15 PM
- 2:40 PM
- 12:50 PM
- a little more formal
- lying on the bed
- 11:10 AM
- 20
- a good online habit
- looking at the camera
- flip-flops
- avoid for an interview
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