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: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:45 AM (b) 10:25 AM (c) 10:05 AM
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) mute when others speak (c) looking at the camera (d) lying on the bed
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) neat, tidy hair (c) polished shoes (d) trimmed nails
- 5.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 7.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) a little more formal (c) in party clothes (d) very casually
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 9.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 10.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) eating on camera (c) a TV playing nearby (d) checking other tabs
- 11.🚌 Diya leaves home at 8:00 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) send angry texts (c) wait a day (d) give up
- 14.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 10:40 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 11:10 AM (c) 10:40 AM (d) 11:15 AM
- 17.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) flip-flops
- 18.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:25 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 2:15 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 19.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) camera at eye level (c) eating on camera (d) light on your face
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:00 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:30 PM (b) 3:55 PM (c) 4:20 PM (d) 3:35 PM
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:10 PM (b) 3:50 PM (c) 4:35 PM (d) 4:00 PM
- 23.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) call and inform them (c) just not go (d) blame the driver
- 24.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) a messy bed behind you (c) testing mic and camera (d) camera switched off
- 25.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) school uniform if asked (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) muddy shoes
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:30 PM (b) 4:35 PM (c) 3:40 PM (d) 3:50 PM
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) polished shoes (c) torn jeans (d) a light scent or none
- 28.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 9:15 AM for an interview at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 10:15 AM (c) 10:05 AM (d) 11:20 AM
- 31.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) school uniform if asked (c) flip-flops (d) polished shoes
- 32.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 33.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) school uniform if asked (c) a crumpled shirt (d) neat, tidy hair
- 34.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 8:30 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:55 AM (b) 7:15 AM (c) 7:35 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 36.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) school uniform if asked (d) trimmed nails
- 37.🕘 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) 2:45 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 4:00 PM (d) 3:00 PM
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:00 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) 3:05 PM (b) 2:55 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 2:45 PM
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 40.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 11:25 AM for an interview at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
Answer key
- avoid for an interview
- 9:45 AM
- lying on the bed
- a T-shirt with slogans
- suits an interview
- polished shoes
- a little more formal
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- joining 5 minutes early
- 5
- avoid for an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 25
- suits an interview
- 10:40 AM
- clean, ironed clothes
- 1:55 PM
- eating on camera
- 3:30 PM
- a poor online habit
- 3:50 PM
- call and inform them
- testing mic and camera
- school uniform if asked
- 3:30 PM
- torn jeans
- 25
- avoid for an interview
- 9:55 AM
- flip-flops
- avoid for an interview
- a crumpled shirt
- 15
- 7:15 AM
- muddy shoes
- 2:45 PM
- 2:45 PM
- suits an interview
- 15
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