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