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.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 2.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) a light scent or none
- 3.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) give up (d) wait a day
- 4.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 1:10 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 5.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) sunglasses on your head (c) school uniform if asked (d) torn jeans
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 7.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) flip-flops (c) trimmed nails (d) heavy perfume
- 8.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 9.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a bright window behind (d) lying on the bed
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 11.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) blame the driver (c) arrive and say nothing (d) call and inform them
- 12.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:20 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 12:30 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 15.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) 2 hours early (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) a bit late
- 16.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) a TV playing nearby (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) eating on camera
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a light scent or none (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) trimmed nails
- 21.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) in sportswear (c) very casually (d) a little more formal
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:50 PM (b) 2:20 PM (c) 2:30 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:45 AM (b) 11:30 AM (c) 11:15 AM
- 24.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 2:15 PM (d) 1:40 PM
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 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) 1:40 PM (b) 1:30 PM (c) 1:50 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) a crumpled shirt (c) trimmed nails (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 28.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) a messy bed behind you (c) joining late (d) looking at the camera
- 29.🚌 Tara leaves home at 11:05 AM for an interview at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:45 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 11:30 AM (d) 12:15 PM
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:00 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 12:50 PM (d) 1:05 PM
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 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) 12:55 PM (b) 1:25 PM (c) 1:10 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 33.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 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) 10:20 AM (c) 10:30 AM (d) 10:50 AM
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:25 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 1:55 PM (d) 1:40 PM
- 35.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) in front of you (c) off completely (d) behind you
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) looking at the camera (c) a quiet room (d) a plain, tidy background
- 37.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) checking other tabs (c) mute when others speak (d) testing mic and camera
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:25 PM (b) 1:45 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:00 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 12:55 PM (d) 12:20 PM
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:45 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:35 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 3:55 PM (d) 3:25 PM
Answer key
- a good online habit
- sunglasses on your head
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 5
- school uniform if asked
- avoid for an interview
- trimmed nails
- a poor online habit
- light on your face
- a poor online habit
- call and inform them
- 12:20 PM
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- joining 5 minutes early
- heavy perfume
- a little more formal
- 2:20 PM
- 11:15 AM
- 1:40 PM
- a good online habit
- 1:30 PM
- a crumpled shirt
- looking at the camera
- 25
- 11:15 AM
- 12:40 PM
- 12:55 PM
- 10:20 AM
- 1:25 PM
- in front of you
- lying on the bed
- checking other tabs
- 1:25 PM
- 12:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
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