Video Call Interview due to COVID-19?

Due to the Coronavirus businesses are conducting interviews via video call. Here are some top tips for preparing for your video call interview:

• Test audio and camera before the interview

• Elevate your laptop to avoid staring down into the camera

• Position yourself at a table, against a plain, neutral background

• Check the lighting in the room so that there is no glare on the screen

• Close all other applications on your laptop so that you are not distracted by notifications

• Silence your mobile phone

• Have a copy of your CV to hand so that you can refer back to your experience

• Attach post-its around the laptop screen with prompts and questions you wish to ask the interviewer to help with prompts

• Make sure you are in a quiet environment away from children and pets

• Have pen and paper at hand to make notes

• Have a glass of water next to you

• Have the phone number of the interviewer in case video connection is lost so that you can continue over the phone

• Look into the camera, not the screen

Normal interview preparation still applies:

• Ensure that you have fully researched the company in depth, have notes about them with you if you need to

• Ensure that you know who your interviewer is

• Ensure that you have practiced competency based questions that your interviewer might ask

• Dress professionally, it’s still an interview and first impressions count!

• Send a “thank you” email within 2 hours of the interview

I hope this helps you!

All the best in your job search, Chloe