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.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 3.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:00 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 4:00 PM (d) 2:45 PM
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 5.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 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) 12:10 PM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 11:35 AM (d) 11:20 AM
- 6.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) testing mic and camera (c) light on your face (d) a TV playing nearby
- 7.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:30 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) 5:15 PM (b) 5:40 PM (c) 5:25 PM (d) 5:10 PM
- 8.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 11:30 AM for an interview at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 9.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) a quiet room (c) joining late (d) checking other tabs
- 10.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) light on your face (d) looking at the camera
- 11.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 PM. 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) 3:10 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 3:20 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 13.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 1:15 PM (d) 1:45 PM
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 2:20 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 2:00 PM
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) exactly on time (d) 2 hours early
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) eating on camera (c) camera switched off (d) a messy bed behind you
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) trimmed nails (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) school uniform if asked
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a crumpled shirt (c) a light scent or none (d) sunglasses on your head
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:45 AM (b) 9:15 AM (c) 9:00 AM
- 24.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) a little more formal (c) in sportswear (d) in party clothes
- 25.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) neat, tidy hair (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) muddy shoes
- 26.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) camera at eye level (c) camera switched off (d) mute when others speak
- 27.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:50 PM (b) 12:05 PM (c) 12:25 PM (d) 12:15 PM
- 28.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) behind you (c) under the desk (d) in front of you
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 30.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 2:45 PM for an interview at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) trimmed nails (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) sunglasses on your head
- 33.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) lying on the bed (c) mute when others speak (d) camera switched off
- 34.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 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) 12:35 PM (b) 12:15 PM (c) 12:10 PM (d) 11:55 AM
- 36.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) torn jeans (c) trimmed nails (d) a light scent or none
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 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) 10:35 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 10:45 AM (d) 10:50 AM
- 39.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) joining late (c) a quiet room (d) camera at eye level
- 40.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 8:05 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
Answer key
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 2:45 PM
- a good online habit
- 11:20 AM
- a TV playing nearby
- 5:10 PM
- 10
- a quiet room
- a messy bed behind you
- 3:00 PM
- a good online habit
- 12:45 PM
- 1:50 PM
- avoid for an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- joining 5 minutes early
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a light scent or none
- suits an interview
- 8:45 AM
- a little more formal
- muddy shoes
- camera switched off
- 12:05 PM
- in front of you
- suits an interview
- 15
- avoid for an interview
- sunglasses on your head
- mute when others speak
- suits an interview
- 11:55 AM
- torn jeans
- a good online habit
- 10:35 AM
- joining late
- 20
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