Interviewing On Skype - Part 1

Submitted by mauzenne on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 04:48.
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Our guidance on how to interview when the interview is conducted over Skype.

We have been getting questions about Skype interviews for some time, and the incidence of this type of interview will only get more frequent as time goes on. Whilst tele-conference interviews never became as common as was predicted – it was much harder to schedule and the technology was and remained much more expensive than expected – Skype is cheaper and easier to use. In addition, most of us have a computer at home which will run Skype, and most of us have webcams. Therefore, companies can expect the interviewee to have the requisite equipment at home, and that requesting a Skype interview doesn't cause an unnecessary burden.

So having put forward a case that you're likely to be asked to a Skype interview – and even more likely in the future, what do you need to do?


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Submitted by techrep1 on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 08:56.

Dressing for the interview

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I agree it is important to dress appropriately for a Skype interview, but the same should apply to a phone interview as well. Dressing properly helps put you in the mind set for what is about to happen. If you look sharp, you will feel sharp, and you will sound sharp.

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