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 3:45 PM. The journey takes 20 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) 3:30 PM (d) 3:10 PM
- 2.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) school uniform if asked (d) polished shoes
- 3.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 4.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) flip-flops (d) heavy perfume
- 5.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 11:05 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 7.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 8.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) trimmed nails (c) muddy shoes (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 9.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 9:20 AM (c) 8:50 AM (d) 9:30 AM
- 10.👔 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
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 12.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 1:50 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 13.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) sunglasses on your head (c) torn jeans (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 14.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) mute when others speak (c) testing mic and camera (d) a quiet room
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 9:15 AM (d) 8:55 AM
- 16.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 8:10 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) school uniform if asked (c) a light scent or none (d) trimmed nails
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 20.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) looking at the camera (c) joining late (d) light on your face
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) torn jeans (c) school uniform if asked (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 23.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) wait a day (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:25 AM (b) 9:15 AM (c) 10:20 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 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) 3:05 PM (b) 2:55 PM (c) 3:15 PM
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 29.🚌 Meera leaves home at 11:05 AM for an interview at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 30.💻 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) 10:20 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 10:00 AM (d) 10:10 AM
- 31.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) exactly on time (d) a bit late
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:50 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 9:30 AM (d) 10:10 AM
- 33.💻 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
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) torn jeans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 35.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 7:15 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 36.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a crumpled shirt (d) muddy shoes
- 37.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 38.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) testing mic and camera (c) mute when others speak (d) camera at eye level
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:40 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 2:20 PM
Answer key
- 3:10 PM
- sunglasses on your head
- a poor online habit
- clean, ironed clothes
- 25
- a good online habit
- a good online habit
- muddy shoes
- 8:50 AM
- a little more formal
- avoid for an interview
- 5
- a plain shirt or kurta
- a TV playing nearby
- 8:55 AM
- 25
- heavy perfume
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- joining late
- school uniform if asked
- avoid for an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- avoid for an interview
- 9:15 AM
- 2:55 PM
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- 15
- 10:00 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- 9:30 AM
- at eye level
- torn jeans
- 30
- neat, tidy hair
- suits an interview
- a messy bed behind you
- a good online habit
- 2:20 PM
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