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 suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) flip-flops (c) sunglasses on your head (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 2.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in party clothes (c) a little more formal (d) in sportswear
- 3.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 9:20 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 4.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:50 AM (b) 8:20 AM (c) 8:35 AM (d) 9:45 AM
- 5.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) light on your face (c) mute when others speak (d) checking other tabs
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 7.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) lying on the bed (c) a bright window behind (d) mute when others speak
- 8.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) torn jeans (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) trimmed nails
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 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) 1:45 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 1:40 PM
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 10:15 AM
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) camera at eye level (c) testing mic and camera (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) polished shoes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 15.🚦 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
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 18.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) below your chin (c) pointing at the ceiling (d) at eye level
- 19.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 8:45 AM (c) 8:55 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 20.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) camera switched off (c) checking other tabs (d) camera at eye level
- 21.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 11:45 AM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 11:20 AM (c) 10:40 AM (d) 11:00 AM
- 23.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) mute when others speak (c) a plain, tidy background (d) a TV playing nearby
- 24.🚌 Diya leaves home at 11:10 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:40 PM (b) 3:25 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 3:10 PM
- 26.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 27.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 10:25 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 4:25 PM (b) 4:10 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 3:50 PM
- 29.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) checking other tabs (c) eating on camera (d) lying on the bed
- 30.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) eating on camera (c) checking other tabs (d) light on your face
- 31.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:45 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) 1:00 PM (b) 12:30 PM (c) 12:00 PM (d) 12:15 PM
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:40 AM (b) 10:00 AM (c) 9:10 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 33.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 4:20 PM (d) 3:20 PM
- 35.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) send angry texts (d) wait a day
- 36.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:15 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 3:00 PM
- 37.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) polished shoes (d) a crumpled shirt
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 PM. 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) 11:35 AM (b) 12:10 PM (c) 11:20 AM (d) 11:45 AM
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- a plain shirt or kurta
- a little more formal
- 25
- 8:20 AM
- checking other tabs
- avoid for an interview
- mute when others speak
- a poor online habit
- trimmed nails
- 1:40 PM
- 9:55 AM
- joining late
- suits an interview
- a crumpled shirt
- call and inform them
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- at eye level
- 8:45 AM
- camera at eye level
- 5
- 10:40 AM
- a TV playing nearby
- 10
- 3:10 PM
- a poor online habit
- 25
- 3:50 PM
- a quiet room
- light on your face
- 12:00 PM
- 9:10 AM
- a poor online habit
- 3:00 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 2:45 PM
- polished shoes
- 11:20 AM
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
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