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 best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) torn jeans (d) polished shoes
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:30 PM (b) 3:10 PM (c) 4:05 PM (d) 3:20 PM
- 3.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) camera at eye level (c) lying on the bed (d) camera switched off
- 4.👔 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
- 5.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:45 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) 2:30 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 2:35 PM
- 6.⏰ 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
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 10.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) call and inform them (c) arrive and say nothing (d) just not go
- 11.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 12.🚌 Diya leaves home at 9:40 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) trimmed nails (d) a crumpled shirt
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 16.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 2:55 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 20.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) heavy perfume (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:40 AM (b) 11:00 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 12:05 PM
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 24.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) below your chin (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) facing the wall (d) at eye level
- 25.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) camera switched off (c) mute when others speak (d) camera at eye level
- 26.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 27.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:40 PM (b) 12:00 PM (c) 12:20 PM
- 28.🚌 Meera leaves home at 12:35 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 29.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) mute when others speak (c) checking other tabs (d) eating on camera
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 1:50 PM (c) 1:15 PM (d) 1:25 PM
- 31.🚌 Diya leaves home at 2:05 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 32.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 3:45 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 33.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) school uniform if asked
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 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) 11:55 AM (b) 11:35 AM (c) 12:20 PM (d) 11:30 AM
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:10 AM (b) 9:40 AM (c) 9:30 AM (d) 9:50 AM
- 36.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 1:25 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 12:10 PM (c) 12:30 PM (d) 12:20 PM
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 9:35 AM (b) 10:25 AM (c) 9:50 AM (d) 10:00 AM
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:30 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 40.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) school uniform if asked (c) trimmed nails (d) flip-flops
Answer key
- torn jeans
- 3:10 PM
- camera at eye level
- a little more formal
- 2:30 PM
- 10–15 minutes early
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- call and inform them
- a good online habit
- 10
- suits an interview
- a crumpled shirt
- avoid for an interview
- 15
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- clean, ironed clothes
- a good online habit
- 10:40 AM
- a poor online habit
- at eye level
- camera switched off
- a good online habit
- 12:00 PM
- 15
- mute when others speak
- 1:15 PM
- 20
- 20
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 11:30 AM
- 9:10 AM
- 5
- 12:10 PM
- 9:35 AM
- 2:40 PM
- flip-flops
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