Video conferencing is alive and well for just about every aspect of business interactions. From remote meetings to job interviews to coaching sessions with mentors and advisers, more and more of our lives are being conducted via video.
Korn Ferry Institute recently published a terrific guide to video job interviews. It’s well worth checking out and is a fast read.
Here are a few things to think about if you’ve got a job interview coming up that will be conducted via video:
- Practice, practice, practice! Spend time practicing your answers while looking into your camera.
- Make friends with your camera. Being camera-shy is a serious affliction that can ruin your interview. Think of looking directly into the camera the same way you do looking into someone’s eyes. You must look directly at the camera to make a real connection with the person on the other end of the interview.
- Know the technology. Use the technology several times before the actual interview. If you’re in a conference room or some other location where you don’t fully control all the equipment, arrive early and test everything to make sure you know how it works.
In any interview – whether live or via video – always be professional, be courteous, and most of all be yourself.
