Hot Tips For Video interviews

       

Whether or not you’ve had a video interview before, read our updated checklist below to ensure you give yourself the best chance at impressing your interviewer via video call.


Hot tips for video interviews:

• If you’re using your mobile phone, do not hold it in your hands in selfie mode. Find a way to prop it up either on a stand or shelf – and consider the angle of the camera.
  
  The interviewer should not be looking up your nose or seeing your side profile.

• Conduct the interview indoors. Just because you have a mobile phone or laptop, doesn’t mean you should do it at the beach or the park.
  

• Don’t conduct your video interview on the couch. 
  

• Do a test run with a friend or family member. Check connection, lag, microphone, volume, lighting and outside noise.
  
  If you already know the platform that will be used for the video interview, create an invite with a friend, and test that the web link or app opens up and connects successfully.

• Your interview attire should be what you would otherwise wear to a face-to-face interview. Some candidates think that just because they’re at home means they can stay casually dressed.
  
  That will not bode well with the recruiter or hiring manager. At the same time, only dressing your top half should be done with caution – people have been known to stand up or grab a glass of water, only to reveal they are not appropriately dressed for their bottom half.

• Related to the point above, ensure you have a glass of water nearby.
  
  You may get a dry throat from talking and getting up to leave the interview is not only rude but it will ruin the momentum.

• Still on the topic of interview attire, be wary that some colours and patterns will not translate well on camera. Avoid anything too bright or clothing with stripes, patterns or checks.

• Watch your posture. You may appear slouched on screen so make sure you’re seated comfortably but also upright.
  
  It helps to check how you appear beforehand in the ‘video preview’ settings.

• Ensure your interviewer is not looking at a zoomed in close-up of your face. A good distance is a headshot or having your shoulders in shot, depending on the space you have around you.
  
  
  

• Show you’re engaged and try to make a connection. Natural physical cues are diminished due to screens. Show engagement by nodding your head or responding every few minutes.
  
  You will otherwise appear bored or not focusing on the discussion. Also find a way to establish rapport so that the video interview is not so clinical.

• Have a pen, notepad, questions and your CV in front of you.
  
  A video interview from home means taking notes or referring to your CV and list of questions is generally acceptable, as long as you’re not fully relying on them or causing you to forget to interact.

• Accept that because of technology, no matter how good your connection is, there will be lags or buffering or sound cutting out. Leave more gaps of silence between questions and answers, and don’t be afraid to ask your interviewer to repeat themselves if sound does cut out.

• Related to the tip above, ending the video interview may not occur as naturally as it does in person. Ensure you have asked all your questions and find out what steps are next. When you say goodbye, stop yourself from saying goodbye again once the interviewer has responded. You will end up in a cycle of repeating yourself. Wait until they’ve responded, then hang up.

• Ensure you have officially logtas still connected.

Video calls and video interviews can be highly effective when you prepare and practice – going forward, it will be the standard process and expectation for most jobseekers, as COVID-19 continues to impact the hiring process.

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