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