Video interview coming up here are my must know tips to shine in your next interview,
whether it's a prerecorded or a live to video interview, are you ready?
Let's get started.
My name is Cindy Makita Dodd.
I am a career strategist and coach.
And today I want to share with you my must know tips on how to nail your next video interview.
Not only have I helped my clients Excel in their next interview, like my clients, Rudy,
who landed a job offer the very next day off the interviewing.
I've also interviewed hundreds of candidates as a recruiter and hiring manager in my field.
And so I think I know a thing or two about this stuff in this video of my goal is to
share with you must know tips to nail your next interview, but I'm also going to share
with you two bonus or secret tips, but you must stay until the end to hear them.
Let's go.
So here are the five things you absolutely must know if you want to nail your next video
interview.
Number one is enthusiasm.
There is nothing worse than listening to somebody speak like this on a video interview.
That is the worst thing ever make sure ladies and gentlemen that you show up to your interview
with enthusiasm, not only will it show your passion and excitement for meeting the interviewer
and for the role, if a hiring manager is speaking to candidates of the candidates of the candidate,
you will shine.
If you just show up with enthusiasm.
So let your enthusiasm shine.
And I have a tip on how you can do so I call this the hello old friend.
So you are going to show up to the interview like you are meeting an old friend that you
haven't seen for a long time.
So if, for example, I hadn't seen a friend named Jessica.
I would show up and say, Hey, Jessica, it's great to see you.
I've been really looking forward to our call instead of saying hi, could you Creek right?
You show up with enthusiasm.
So use the hello old friend trick.
Think about the friend that you haven't seen or spoken to for a long time and think about
how would you greet them.
If you ran into them in the grocery store, for example, the hello old frame technique
can help you to show up with that enthusiasm, right at the start of your interview, which
will set the trajectory for having a successful rest of the interview.
When you are video interviewing, you are not sitting directly in front of the person.
And so you have to do a little bit extra to really stand out and to build that connection.
And the hello old friend is a great way to do that, but also simply showing up with enthusiasm.
So I want you to raise your level of enthusiasm from where it's at, and I want you to increase
it to a 10.
That is going to help you stand out on video.
Number two, humanize the interaction.
Always remember that the person on the other side, whether they are watching a prerecorded
interview or you are sitting in front of them, say in a zoom interview, they are a human
on the other side.
Okay?
And so you want to try and humanize the interaction as much as possible.
You do not want to appear like a robot that's on the other side, very bleak, very calm.
What you want to portray is that you are human.
And think of it as though you are speaking to a co-worker or somebody that's already
on your team, this really helps to humanize the interaction.
And it will allow you to build a connection with the hiring manager or interviewer on
the other side, an easy way that you can do this is to use the interviewers name throughout.
If you know the interviewer's name is Jennifer.
When you respond to a question that the interviewer poses to you, you can use their name in the
response.
For example, you could say, you know, Jennifer, the reason I applied to this role is because,
and so, as you can see, just something utilizing the interviewer's name, can you really help
to humanize your interaction during your video interview, number three is positioning and
posture.
You want to make sure that you are looking eye level with the camera.
So looking directly at the camera, you don't want to be looking down or, be looking up,
make it as if you are sitting in front of somebody, right?
And if you're sitting in front of somebody, you are looking each other in the eyes, make
sure that your shoulders are back.
Your chin is up and then you smile.
And this links back to tip.
Number one about showing up with enthusiasm, the way you position yourself in an interview
matters.
So you want to show up, feel comfortable.
Don't slouch over when your shoulders are back and your chin is up.
You appear and feel more confident.
It's also important to have good lighting in front of you, either through a natural
window or ring light, and also make sure that your background is clear of any distractions
tip number four is to dress up.
Even though you are interviewing virtually, it's always a good idea to dress up because
how you show up matters.
And as a candidate, you always want to put your best foot forward.
Think about the fact that you are making a first impression and first impressions always
last.
So show up like you are showing up to land your dream job, dress up so that you can be
confident, but also appear like you're taking this role.
Seriously.
I always feel a lot more confident when I dress up.
So make sure that you dress up for your next interview to boost your confidence and enthusiasm.
Tip number five is to have your resume close by.
It is always a good idea to have your resume either printed out, sitting next to you during
the interview or up on your screen, as you are interviewing, interviewers do not mind
if you glance at your resume or refer to it, when you are discussing certain points, it's
also easier to run through your work history and examples.
If you have a close by and if it's on hand and because you stayed until the end, my two
bonus tips get comfortable on camera by practicing beforehand.
This is key.
Very often people appear awkward or shy or uncomfortable during a video interview because
they have not practiced speaking to a camera, even with nobody sitting on the other side,
the best way to overcome this is to practice saying your interview answers and speaking
in front of a camera.
I always recommend to my clients to record yourself on zoom, on Skype or on Google meets.
This will allow you to say your answers like you are in an interview or a mock interview.
You can replay it back to yourself to see your demeanor, to see how you showed up.
And then you can tweak and adjust what you say or how you look or your gestures because
you wouldn't have played it back to yourself.
So I always recommend practice in front of the camera so that you can get more comfortable
with video interviewing.
Don't expect yourself to be perfect the first time you do it, practice makes perfect.
And so the more that you can practice being in front of a camera, raising your level of
enthusiasm, even if it feels awkward, but also how you present and how you speak in
front of a camera matters.
And so get more comfortable by practicing beforehand when practicing on camera beforehand,
ask yourself these questions on a scale of one to 10, where was my level of enthusiasm?
One being bad and 10 being excellent.
Did I look straight at the camera?
Did I smile throughout and appear personable?
What are some things I can work on to improve next time, if you ask yourself these questions,
as you're evaluating your recorded interview, it will really help you shine the next time
you all on camera.
And my bonus tip number two is to use sticky notes to remind yourself of key points that
you want to address during the interview.
What's great about a video or virtual interview is that employers cannot see what is on your
screen.
So utilize sticky notes to remind yourself of key points or examples or things that you
want to remember throughout your interview.
And you can easily glance at them throughout the interview because they are positioned
right in front of you.
This is a key tip to help you nail your next video interview.
And so to recap, the must know tips to nail your next video interview, whether it's prerecorded
or live number one, make sure that you show up with enthusiasm and utilize the hello old
friend technique.
Number two, humanize the interaction by mentioning the interviewer's was named throughout number
three, positioning and posture matters.
So make sure you sit up with your shoulders back your chin up and look directly at the
camera, make sure you have good lighting and that your background is clear as well.
Number four, dress up like you are about to land your dream job because how you show up
matters and number five, have your resume close by so that you can easily refer back
to it at any time.
And my two bonus tips, the first is to get comfortable on video by practicing beforehand,
prerecord yourself, answering the most commonly asked interview questions and assist yourself
based on the questions post earlier.
And the second one is to utilize sticky notes, to remind yourself of key points that you
want to address during your interview.
I hope that you've found these video interview tips helpful.
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