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: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 2.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) school uniform if asked (d) heavy perfume
- 3.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 9:05 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 4.🚌 Tara leaves home at 2:25 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 PM. 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) 12:15 PM (b) 12:05 PM (c) 12:20 PM (d) 12:35 PM
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a light scent or none (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) flip-flops
- 8.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 8:15 AM for an interview at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 9.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) exactly on time (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) 2 hours early
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 11.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 12:50 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 12.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:50 AM (b) 12:20 PM (c) 12:05 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 13.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) camera switched off (c) joining late (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:55 PM (b) 1:45 PM (c) 12:40 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.Which of these suits an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) muddy shoes (c) sunglasses on your head (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) muddy shoes (c) school uniform if asked (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) school uniform if asked (d) neat, tidy hair
- 20.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) muddy shoes (c) heavy perfume (d) a light scent or none
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) flip-flops (c) torn jeans (d) trimmed nails
- 22.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) a little more formal (c) in sportswear (d) very casually
- 23.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) heavy perfume (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 24.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) give up (d) send angry texts
- 25.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) in front of you (c) under the desk (d) behind you
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:20 AM (b) 9:00 AM (c) 10:10 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) school uniform if asked
- 28.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) camera switched off (c) lying on the bed (d) light on your face
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 30.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 31.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) sunglasses on your head (d) flip-flops
- 32.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) eating on camera (c) mute when others speak (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:25 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 1:00 PM (d) 12:10 PM
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:05 PM (b) 3:40 PM (c) 3:50 PM (d) 4:00 PM
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:15 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 1:50 PM (d) 2:20 PM
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 10:00 AM (b) 10:20 AM (c) 10:05 AM (d) 10:10 AM
Answer key
- suits an interview
- school uniform if asked
- 10
- 10
- a poor online habit
- 12:05 PM
- flip-flops
- 5
- 10–15 minutes early
- a poor online habit
- 5
- 11:50 AM
- joining 5 minutes early
- 12:40 PM
- suits an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- muddy shoes
- a good online habit
- a crumpled shirt
- a light scent or none
- trimmed nails
- a little more formal
- heavy perfume
- rejoin, explain briefly
- in front of you
- 8:40 AM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- light on your face
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- a plain shirt or kurta
- eating on camera
- avoid for an interview
- 12:10 PM
- a poor online habit
- 3:40 PM
- 1:50 PM
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- 10:00 AM
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