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 a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) mute when others speak (c) looking at the camera (d) a bright window behind
- 2.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) wait a day (c) send angry texts (d) give up
- 3.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 3:00 PM for an interview at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 4.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) in front of you (c) off completely (d) under the desk
- 5.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in sportswear (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:45 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:40 PM (b) 5:35 PM (c) 5:30 PM (d) 5:20 PM
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) a light scent or none (d) school uniform if asked
- 8.🚌 Diya leaves home at 1:15 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 9.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 1:40 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 10.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a bright window behind (c) a messy bed behind you (d) eating on camera
- 11.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) heavy perfume (c) torn jeans (d) trimmed nails
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:15 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) 4:25 PM (b) 3:45 PM (c) 3:55 PM (d) 4:05 PM
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:45 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 1:40 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 16.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) torn jeans (c) muddy shoes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 17.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) at eye level (c) below your chin (d) facing the wall
- 18.⏰ 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
- 19.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:00 PM (b) 1:50 PM (c) 2:05 PM (d) 1:35 PM
- 20.Which of these suits an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) heavy perfume (c) muddy shoes (d) a crumpled shirt
- 21.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) testing mic and camera (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a messy bed behind you
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:50 AM (b) 12:10 PM (c) 12:55 PM (d) 11:30 AM
- 23.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:35 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 11:05 AM (d) 12:05 PM
- 24.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) heavy perfume (c) polished shoes (d) torn jeans
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 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) 1:50 PM (b) 2:15 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 26.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 7:30 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 27.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) heavy perfume (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) flip-flops
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:45 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 1:55 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 29.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 8:35 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 30.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a TV playing nearby (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 32.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) arrive and say nothing (c) blame the driver (d) call and inform them
- 33.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a TV playing nearby (d) checking other tabs
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:00 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:50 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 3:00 PM
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 37.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) flip-flops (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a light scent or none
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:00 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 9:45 AM (d) 10:15 AM
- 39.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) muddy shoes (d) a light scent or none
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:30 AM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:20 AM (b) 10:15 AM (c) 10:25 AM (d) 10:05 AM
Answer key
- a bright window behind
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 30
- in front of you
- a little more formal
- 5:20 PM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 15
- 20
- camera at eye level
- trimmed nails
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 3:45 PM
- 1:40 PM
- neat, tidy hair
- at eye level
- 10–15 minutes early
- 1:35 PM
- clean, ironed clothes
- a messy bed behind you
- 11:30 AM
- 11:05 AM
- polished shoes
- 1:50 PM
- 10
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 1:45 PM
- 15
- a TV playing nearby
- avoid for an interview
- call and inform them
- a plain, tidy background
- a good online habit
- 2:40 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a light scent or none
- 9:45 AM
- muddy shoes
- 10:05 AM
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