Due to the convergence of reduced recruiting budgets, the need for highly skilled workers to fit a global workplace, and the availability of video-chat technology, "Skype-type" interviewing may be in your future - either as an interviewer or interviewee. View the Time.com video below for some quick tips on how to prepare for a interview that makes you the star:
What did you think? You have to agree, any interview would be made easier if the interviewer were a teddy bear. Some additional items to include on your preparation checklist are:
- ensure you download the program (such as Skype) that you will be using and test your computer's set-up with a friend
- create a professional user name (definitely not "lumpykins25")
- watch hand movements, you don't want to be overly expressive or make sudden movements that may cause screen blur
- eliminate any background noise to the degree possible
- remember to smile and project a positive attitude through the screen
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