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Welcome to week eight, the week all about interviews! This week, you will learn how to ace your interviews REMOTELY.
Before we dive into the topic, have you had any first meetings?
Did you build relationships and have meaningful conversations leading to second interviews? We would love to know about your progress in our Private LinkedIn Membership Community. We will also be happy to help you out and answer any questions you may have.
Before we dive into the topic, have you had any first meetings? Did you build relationships and have meaningful conversations leading to second interviews? We would love to know about your progress in our Private LinkedIn Membership Community. We will also be happy to help you out and answer any questions you may have.
In-person interviews can be intimidating and disorienting—you might find yourself lost in a strange maze of cubicles or stuck in traffic a mile away. Luckily, you’re interviewing from home! And there’s probably not a lot of traffic from your kitchen to your couch. Aren’t you glad now that you went with the studio apartment?
Even at-home interviews can give you that anxious, disoriented feeling. There is a plethora of different video conferencing software that companies use to connect. You may be a pro at Skype, but your interview is happening on Teams. Don’t let unfamiliar software scare you! Just like you would for an in-person interview, try practicing how to get there the day before. For remote interviews, this would mean checking out the video platform the day before. If you have older kids or teenagers, it’s likely that they might use something similar for remote learning
and could actually be useful in helping you learn the new technology! Have them help you so that they aren’t spending their days in the kitchen eating the $200 worth of groceries you just bought.
See if there are any downloads required or if you need to make an account, try using the new platform to call a friend! Remember friends? Those were fun before COVID.
Remember
Does technology give you the heebie-jeebies? Check out Zapier! Their website has tons of insight into the different remote work platforms that you might encounter, and gives you an overview of how they all work.
Find them at:https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/productivity-apps-remote-work/
Interviewing remotely can feel less official than an in-person. You may be wondering, Can I just do this in my pajamas? Or questioning the necessity of pants. You should probably wear pants (better safe than sorry). Dressing up as you would for an in-person interview signifies respect for the position and helps you feel confident. Use your interview as an opportunity to put on something that makes you feel powerful and professional instead
of your sweatpants that could definitely use a wash. Confidence is the most important thing to wear for an interview, but we still recommend a nice shirt.
A crucial part of interviewing remotely is checking your background! Not your ’embarrassing blog from middle school’ background, but the actual room you’re interviewing in. Be mindful of what your interviewer can see. You may love staring at your life-sized
mural of your great aunt, but your interviewer might not.
Try to find a space for your interview with a plain background and good lighting. You want the light in front of you so it can light up your face. Avoid sitting with a window behind you, as this can ruin your lighting and distract your interviewer. This is YOUR interview, starring YOU, produced by YOU, and based on the true story of YOU. Don’t let a background distract from your amazing interview skills. They are looking to hire you, not your Auntie Muriel.
Interviewing remotely can feel less official than an in-person. You may be wondering, Can I just do this in my pajamas? Or questioning the necessity of pants. You should probably wear pants (better safe than sorry). Dressing up as you would for an in-person interview signifies respect for the position and helps you feel confident. Use your interview as an opportunity to put on something that makes you feel powerful and professional instead of your sweatpants that could definitely use a wash. Confidence is the most important thing to wear for an interview, but we still recommend a nice shirt.
A crucial part of interviewing remotely is checking your background! Not your ’embarrassing blog from middle school’ background, but the actual room you’re interviewing in. Be mindful of what your interviewer can see. You may love staring at your life-sized mural of your great aunt, but your interviewer might not.
Here’s a Tip
Some small patterns or stripes may cause interference on your camera, which could distract your interviewer. Try testing what your outfit looks like on your webcam the day before! Or be safe and stick to large prints and solid colors.
Many of you may be sharing your space with friends, family, or a roommate you consider an acquaintance-JUST an acquaintance (sorry you don’t want them getting any ideas if they read this). You don’t want your dirty laundry in the interview’s background- and definitely don’t want your brother walking by in his pajamas. The best way to ensure your housemates don’t make a guest appearance in your interview is communication. Talk to your housemates at least 24 hours before your interview and let them know when and where you will be have your interview.
Chances are your housemates have remote work of their own, be it a job, interview, or class. Make sure you are offer support for them as well! Living with people can already be
challenging, but living and working in the same home is even harder. Make sure you are offer support for them as well! Living with people can already be challenging, but living and working in the same home is even harder. Make sure to over-communicate with your housemates to help with this transition.
If you are a single parent, reach out to your loved ones to see if anyone is available to babysit. If not, try scheduling your interview for a time when your children would be asleep, such as nap time. Or, if they’re older, give them a quiet activity to do in the other room. Children’s movies were made for exactly this reason!
Chances are your housemates have remote work of their own, be it a job, interview, or class. Make sure you are offer support for them as well! Living with people can already be challenging, but living and working in
the same home is even harder. Make sure you are offer support for them as well! Living with people can already be challenging, but living and working in the same home is even harder. Make sure to over-communicate with your housemates to help with this transition.
At the end of the day, your interview is about showing yourself off and growing your career. Yes, you want the interviewer to choose you to be part of their team, but you should also use your interview time to decide if you enjoy the company culture. So, be sure to ask questions about the company to get to know them better. Remember, you should be just as excited about the position as the employer is about hiring you.
Working remotely doesn’t necessarily mean more space from your co-worker or supervisor. It could mean working with people from all over the world-and juggling that many time zones could mean working nontraditional hours. So, use your interview as an opportunity to evaluate how this company would fit
into your life. Getting a feel for how happy you’ll be in a position will come in handy when you are juggling multiple job offers. (Which I’m sure you will be after you ace all these interviews!)
Now that you know what makes a remote interview different from an Interview Classic move on to episode two, where you’ll get step-by-step instructions on acing those interviews! See you there!
Working remotely doesn’t necessarily mean more space from your co-worker or supervisor. It could mean working with people from all over the world-and juggling that many time zones could mean working nontraditional hours. So, use your interview as an opportunity to evaluate how this company would fit into your life. Getting a feel for how
happy you’ll be in a position will come in handy when you are juggling multiple job offers. (Which I’m sure you will be after you ace all these interviews!)