Job interview Skype Call
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Hi Gurus,
Recently i have a job interview via skype call. At first they told me that they will initiate the call so I waited. Then the agreed time passed and they emailed me to initiate the call instead. I prepared my home office with correct lighting my camera position and I wear my tie.
Then i initiated the call but I hesitated and press call only instead of Video call. I said to my self that they will initiate the video call if they wanted. The interview started and all parties seems happy. After the call i felt i wasted my preparation for a video call only to know its just a voice call. Or i made a mistake waiting for them to initialized the video call instead of me initializing the video call?
What is the protocol when they said Skype call? Does it mean video call or i need to confirm it with them to prevent guessing. I might get few more interviews so I need to know what the protocols or practices as I don't want to sound like clueless.
Thank you very much and more power.
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Skype calling does not imply video, but it might happen.
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I think just asking ahead of time is best. Or don't ask and be prepared for whatever comes up.
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There's a protocol?
Skype works on most phones too, you could have just as easily been on a break at your current job while getting a call on Skype on your phone. I wouldn't expect video unless they specifically asked for it.
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Thank you very much Sirs.
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Definitely clarify and confirm ahead of time, as I don't think there is a standard, accepted set of etiquette rules for Skype... yet.
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Yeah I would have just asked if it was a video or voice call "so you can be ready on the correct device".
But if video... shirt and tie, nice hair, no pants
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@Tim_G said in Job interview Skype Call:
But if video... shirt and tie, nice hair, no pants
just kidding lolThat all good until you forget and get up to grab something.
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@aaronstuder said in Job interview Skype Call:
@Tim_G said in Job interview Skype Call:
But if video... shirt and tie, nice hair, no pants
just kidding lolThat all good until you forget and get up to grab something.
Still good anyway
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@Tim_G said in Job interview Skype Call:
Yeah I would have just asked if it was a video or voice call "so you can be ready on the correct device".
But if video... shirt and tie, nice hair, no pants
just kidding lolI thought that "no pants" was a requirement for any and all video calls...
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I took some interview courses from the county works project and they advised that this situation is common and to always be prepared. It's up to the interviewers to initiate a video call and they can spring it on you to see how you deal with the pressure. Remember that only part of the interview process is confirming your experience, which you've documented in your resume, and the rest is to see if they like you (testing your attitude, humor, and other behavior questions).
You should be testing yourself by reading up on interview STAR questions and responses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation,_Task,_Action,_Result). Look up some of the standard questions and write down your answers. You can also help yourself by making an elevator speech (http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/files/163926.pdf) so you can start out the interviews with this simple speech. Don't memorize one, but have topics or points to cover, and get it in a process that allows you to repeat it effortlessly, though you need to be prepared to improvise.
Good luck!
