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.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) a little more formal (c) in party clothes (d) in sportswear
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) light on your face (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a bright window behind
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) torn jeans (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a light scent or none
- 5.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) eating on camera (d) a TV playing nearby
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) flip-flops (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 7.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:00 PM (b) 3:40 PM (c) 3:20 PM
- 8.🚌 Tara leaves home at 1:15 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 9.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) camera switched off (c) checking other tabs (d) looking at the camera
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 11.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) camera at eye level (c) a plain, tidy background (d) mute when others speak
- 12.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) in front of you (c) behind you (d) under the desk
- 13.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 11:30 AM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 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) 8:40 AM (c) 8:25 AM (d) 9:15 AM
- 15.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a plain, tidy background (c) camera at eye level (d) mute when others speak
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 18.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) a bit late (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) exactly on time
- 19.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. 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) 10:45 AM (b) 11:00 AM (c) 10:30 AM
- 21.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 9:10 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 22.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) a light scent or none (c) flip-flops (d) trimmed nails
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:55 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 8:45 AM (d) 9:05 AM
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 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) 10:55 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 10:45 AM
- 26.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a messy bed behind you (c) camera at eye level (d) a bright window behind
- 27.🚌 Tara leaves home at 3:10 PM for an interview at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:55 PM (b) 4:05 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 4:20 PM
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 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) 12:20 PM (b) 12:30 PM (c) 12:10 PM
- 31.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. 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) 11:20 AM (b) 10:55 AM (c) 10:40 AM (d) 11:00 AM
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 34.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 35.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) call and inform them (c) blame the driver (d) just not go
- 36.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 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) 4:15 PM (b) 4:00 PM (c) 3:45 PM
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 PM. 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) 4:40 PM (b) 4:55 PM (c) 5:10 PM (d) 4:45 PM
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 40.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) facing the wall (d) below your chin
Answer key
- a little more formal
- suits an interview
- a bright window behind
- torn jeans
- joining 5 minutes early
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 3:20 PM
- 25
- looking at the camera
- suits an interview
- a messy bed behind you
- in front of you
- 30
- 8:25 AM
- eating on camera
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- avoid for an interview
- 10:30 AM
- 30
- flip-flops
- 8:45 AM
- suits an interview
- 10:45 AM
- camera at eye level
- 30
- a good online habit
- 3:55 PM
- 12:10 PM
- 10:40 AM
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- call and inform them
- 3:45 PM
- a poor online habit
- 4:40 PM
- a good online habit
- at eye level
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