Five Tips to Ace Your First Virtual or Zoom Interview

Natasha Jeshani News

  As we are all practicing social distancing due to COVID-19, job interviews and our point of contact with one another has changed; it’s a new and changing world out there! Recruiters, interviewers and hiring managers are now using online platforms to connect with people they are meeting with for the first time.  First interviews or virtual interviews are often online with platforms such as on Zoom, Facetime, Microsoft Teams as well and other virtual sites.     Here are a few tips to be successful in your next remote interview: Dress professionally. Although you are at home dress as you would for an interview.  Dress from the shoes up – be prepared to close a door, window or get up from your desk.   Make sure the area you are sitting in is neat and tidy.  If the camera drops or you have to get up form your desk you want to be fully dressed and prepared. Have eye contact with the camera. Be eye level with the camera so that the person you are talking with is not looking up or down at you. Situate yourself at a desk or table without interruptions. A loud TV, barking dog or …