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.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) below your chin (d) facing the wall
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:25 PM (b) 2:55 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 3:30 PM
- 3.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a bright window behind (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a quiet room
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 5.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:10 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 11:00 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 8.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in sportswear (c) very casually (d) in party clothes
- 9.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) light on your face (c) testing mic and camera (d) looking at the camera
- 10.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) a light scent or none (c) polished shoes (d) sunglasses on your head
- 11.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 10–15 minutes early (b) exactly on time (c) 2 hours early (d) a bit late
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 13.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) flip-flops
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:30 AM (b) 9:20 AM (c) 8:10 AM (d) 8:20 AM
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.🚌 Tara leaves home at 11:25 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 17.Which of these suits an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) a crumpled shirt (d) sunglasses on your head
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) trimmed nails (c) muddy shoes (d) polished shoes
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) trimmed nails (d) school uniform if asked
- 21.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a messy bed behind you (d) joining late
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) a quiet room (c) lying on the bed (d) mute when others speak
- 23.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 12:05 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 24.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) joining late (c) a quiet room (d) a plain, tidy background
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:45 AM (b) 9:05 AM (c) 8:35 AM (d) 8:55 AM
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) torn jeans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 27.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) off completely (c) under the desk (d) in front of you
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:30 AM (b) 11:10 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 11:25 AM
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 31.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 12:50 PM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 32.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 8:10 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 33.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) camera at eye level (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a TV playing nearby
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 37.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:00 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) 2:30 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 3:15 PM (d) 2:15 PM
- 38.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 8:45 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 39.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 11:50 AM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:20 PM (b) 2:00 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 3:10 PM
Answer key
- at eye level
- 2:25 PM
- a quiet room
- suits an interview
- 10:10 AM
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- a little more formal
- a messy bed behind you
- sunglasses on your head
- 10–15 minutes early
- avoid for an interview
- flip-flops
- 8:10 AM
- suits an interview
- 10
- polished shoes
- muddy shoes
- a poor online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- joining 5 minutes early
- lying on the bed
- 20
- joining late
- 8:35 AM
- clean, ironed clothes
- in front of you
- 10:50 AM
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- 5
- 20
- camera at eye level
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- suits an interview
- 2:15 PM
- 25
- 10
- 2:00 PM
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