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 3:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:00 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 3:15 PM
- 2.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) school uniform if asked (c) neat, tidy hair (d) trimmed nails
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) light on your face (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a TV playing nearby
- 4.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) checking other tabs (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a quiet room
- 5.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) joining late (c) camera switched off (d) mute when others speak
- 6.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) very casually (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
- 7.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) exactly on time (d) 2 hours early
- 8.🚦 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
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) heavy perfume (c) school uniform if asked (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 10.🚌 Diya leaves home at 12:50 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 11.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 1:50 PM for an interview at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) neat, tidy hair (c) flip-flops (d) school uniform if asked
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 15.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 10:30 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 16.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:35 AM (b) 9:50 AM (c) 8:25 AM (d) 8:45 AM
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) heavy perfume (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 19.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 1:05 PM
- 21.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 22.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) joining late (c) a bright window behind (d) looking at the camera
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:25 AM (b) 8:25 AM (c) 8:45 AM (d) 8:05 AM
- 24.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) trimmed nails (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) heavy perfume
- 25.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 27.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:30 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) 1:15 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 AM. 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) 10:45 AM (b) 10:15 AM (c) 10:30 AM
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:40 AM (b) 9:30 AM (c) 9:50 AM (d) 9:20 AM
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 2:50 PM (c) 3:00 PM (d) 4:20 PM
- 33.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) camera at eye level (c) looking at the camera (d) light on your face
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:50 PM (b) 3:20 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 2:30 PM
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. 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) 11:25 AM (b) 10:55 AM (c) 11:10 AM (d) 11:00 AM
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) lying on the bed (d) a quiet room
- 37.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) wait a day (d) give up
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 10:45 AM (c) 10:40 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
Answer key
- 2:45 PM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a TV playing nearby
- a quiet room
- mute when others speak
- a little more formal
- 10–15 minutes early
- call and inform them
- school uniform if asked
- 10
- 30
- avoid for an interview
- flip-flops
- suits an interview
- 15
- 8:25 AM
- suits an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- avoid for an interview
- 12:45 PM
- suits an interview
- looking at the camera
- 8:05 AM
- trimmed nails
- neat, tidy hair
- avoid for an interview
- 1:10 PM
- a poor online habit
- 10:15 AM
- a poor online habit
- 9:20 AM
- 2:50 PM
- checking other tabs
- 2:30 PM
- 10:55 AM
- lying on the bed
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 10:25 AM
- suits an interview
- suits an interview
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