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