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.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:40 AM (b) 7:25 AM (c) 7:45 AM (d) 8:05 AM
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) school uniform if asked (c) polished shoes (d) a crumpled shirt
- 4.🚌 Meera leaves home at 11:30 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 6.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a bright window behind (c) joining late (d) light on your face
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 8.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 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) 12:00 PM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 12:25 PM (d) 12:05 PM
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) polished shoes (c) flip-flops (d) trimmed nails
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:20 AM (b) 8:30 AM (c) 8:40 AM (d) 9:20 AM
- 12.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 11:55 AM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 13.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) a TV playing nearby (c) camera switched off (d) a messy bed behind you
- 14.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 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) 1:20 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 1:35 PM (d) 1:30 PM
- 15.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) off completely (c) in front of you (d) under the desk
- 16.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) polished shoes (c) a light scent or none (d) sunglasses on your head
- 17.👔 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
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 19.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:30 AM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 11:40 AM (d) 11:20 AM
- 20.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a quiet room (c) a plain, tidy background (d) looking at the camera
- 21.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 22.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) torn jeans (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) muddy shoes
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 25.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) school uniform if asked (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) muddy shoes
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 3:35 PM (c) 3:20 PM (d) 3:00 PM
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:55 PM (b) 11:55 AM (c) 12:25 PM (d) 12:00 PM
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 9:40 AM (c) 9:45 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 30.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) heavy perfume (c) polished shoes (d) sunglasses on your head
- 31.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) 2 hours early (c) a bit late (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 32.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 12:45 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:10 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 12:30 PM
- 34.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) torn jeans (d) heavy perfume
- 35.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) call and inform them (b) blame the driver (c) just not go (d) arrive and say nothing
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 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) 4:30 PM (b) 4:00 PM (c) 4:15 PM
- 39.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) light on your face (c) mute when others speak (d) lying on the bed
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 PM. 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) 5:40 PM (b) 6:00 PM (c) 5:55 PM (d) 6:20 PM
Answer key
- 7:25 AM
- avoid for an interview
- a crumpled shirt
- 5
- a good online habit
- light on your face
- avoid for an interview
- 12:00 PM
- flip-flops
- a poor online habit
- 8:20 AM
- 20
- a quiet room
- 1:20 PM
- in front of you
- sunglasses on your head
- a little more formal
- suits an interview
- 11:20 AM
- checking other tabs
- suits an interview
- a plain shirt or kurta
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- muddy shoes
- 3:00 PM
- suits an interview
- 11:55 AM
- 9:25 AM
- polished shoes
- 10–15 minutes early
- 15
- 11:50 AM
- clean, ironed clothes
- call and inform them
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- 4:00 PM
- lying on the bed
- 5:40 PM
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