hi there my name is Richard McMunn from
the interview training company past my
interview calm and in this in-depth
tutorial I'm going to teach you how to
pass a Skype interview I am going to
give you a number of great Skype
interview tips to make sure you pass the
interview but more importantly I'm going
to work through with you a number of
Skype interview questions and also I
will give you some high scoring answers
so if you've got a Skype interview
coming up regardless of what company or
organization it is this tutorial will
make a big difference to your
preparation now before I get into those
tips are very warm welcome to the
tutorial that's me there in the center
the bald chat my name is Richard McMunn
I am a former fire officer and I've been
helping people to pass their interviews
now for about 20 years and I'm highly
experienced at it and my success rate is
high so lots of people are passing their
interviews because I always focus on
giving you unique top-scoring
answers that's really important now
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few questions to prepare for now let me
work through three really really
important Skype interview tips these are
absolutely vital in your preparation and
then I will work through those Skype
interview questions and answers with you
so the first tip the first Skype
interview tip is make sure you dress for
the occasion now the vast majority have
Skype interviews are carried out using
both audio and visual so you'll get to
see the interviewer therefore because
the interviewer will be able to see you
or the top half of you and the very
least it's important to dress as if you
were attending a formal face-to-face
interview so don't just think oh I'm
gonna carry out the Skype interview on
my phone unless it's pre agreed that
that's what you're gonna do sat in your
car on your phone and the phone is
moving around in your
it just looks unprofessional so when you
can make sure you dress for the occasion
and also treat the Skype interview as if
it were the real things a dress formally
for the interview because it just first
impressions are really important so when
they see you on the Skype call they
connect with you and you're sat there
already formal looking dress for the
occasion it shows that you are serious
about your interview so treat it like
it's a real interview next interview tip
number two the Skype interview tip now
to consider the location for the Skype
call carefully so unless they say to you
or or pre agree to you look you know it
doesn't matter where it's going to be
where you offer the Skype call my advice
is to think carefully about the location
so before your Skype interview takes
place think about the location you will
be in to take the call so a few tips
make sure it is quiet aesthetically
appealing so what I mean by that is that
if you are at home in your kitchen and
behind you all the pots and pans that
need to be cleaned up it doesn't look
good and so just you know put your
webcam on so you can see yourself and I
just have looked behind you because that
will also help to create a positive
impression with the interviewer but also
make sure you have a strong in tech
internet connection so nowadays like the
Internet can fade out you know on the
call quite a lot that's not good so you
need to make sure that you at the very
least have a strong internet connection
especially if it's wireless so the point
is test your called so on Skype you can
do a test call for yourself so go online
5 or 10 minutes before the Skype
interview is going to take place and
just check everything is working
correctly you should also ensure you
will not be disturbed
during a Skype call so this is really
important because it has to be
interrupted during the call it just
looks unprofessional and also make sure
the volume settings are you know that
make sure your volumes actually turn on
the audio is turned on and the volume
settings are up high and again you can
test that before the real call number 3
so we're going to move on to this and
I'm going to help you with this right
now is make sure that you prepare your
answers in advance so you might say well
how do I know what the questions are
what I will tell you pretty much what
the questions will be during your Skype
interview call I've done loads of
research on this and these are the more
common types of questions now a couple
of things on preparing your answers in
advance even though it's really
important in my view to prepare your
answers for a Skype interview well in
advance well you don't want to do which
a lot of people do is they write down
their answers and they read them from a
sheet of paper now you will be looking
through your camera your webcam so they
can see you now if it's a visual Skype
interview call which the majority of
them are if you're looking down the side
of your computer or your phone at a
sheet of paper they know that you're
going to be reading from that and that's
not good so you need to be natural with
your answers okay so that's really
important so prepare your answers in
advance but think carefully about what
you're going to say and so obviously the
interviewer will be able to tell your
eyes are distracted away from the webcam
when your answers will not flow or
appear natural and they have to but you
should still prepare your answers in
advance and think about what you're
going to say in response to these Skype
interview questions so let's work on
these right now let's start working
through a number of Skype interview
questions so the first one will be for
sure okay so thanks for attending the
Skype interview start off by telling me
about yourself so this is an
introductory Skype interview question
pretty much guaranteed to be the first
one so you want to get off on a positive
foot my advice is to not talk about what
you do outside of work unless they
specifically asked you to in relation to
your hobbies or interests but tell them
what you are like as a professional as a
as a person at work what do you like so
here's my suggested answer to the first
Skype interview question start off by
telling me about yourself okay well
thank you for giving me the opportunity
to be interviewed today I believe I am a
model employee
and someone who will definitely perform
well within this role I believe this
because I have looked at the qualities
and the skills needed to work with in
this position and I feel they are a
perfect match for my own attributes I am
professional I enjoy working
alone and also as part of a team and
also have a strong passion for this
particular industry and if you give me
the opportunity to work within the role
I will not let you down and I will go
all out of my way to make sure I carry
out my duties to the highest standards
possible so that's a really good answer
it's punchy it's concise but more
importantly it is positive so if you
said something like that to me if I was
interviewing you during a Skype call and
I would think I like this person I want
to find out more because you are the
important thing is you are positive and
say you know give the answer as if you
mean it okay be really really positive
in your response let's have a look at
and another Skype interview question by
the way you're probably thinking where
can I get a copy of these I will tell
you at some stage during the tutorial we
can download the full set of 22 Skype
interview questions and high scoring
answers so please do stick around ok why
do you want this job and what skills do
you have that would be relevant to the
role so why do you want this particular
job and tell me the skills you have that
would be relevant here we go I want this
job because it is a role that I feel I
can not only excel in but I will stain
for a long period of time I am not the
type of person to jump from job to job
and I'm confident that having looked at
the job description it is a role that I
will be very happy in now in terms of
the skills I have strong interpersonal
and communication abilities which means
I will always look after your customers
I am someone who always puts the needs
of my employer and the team first above
my own and I'm also someone who always
looks to improve and develop within my
work so to basically summarize I believe
I am a strong fit for the job
description and the person specification
now that is a great answer because you
demonstrate that you've looked at the
job description which most people don't
so that already puts you ahead but
you've read the JIT the person
specification and you believe you have
the skills and qualities that are a
match and that's a great answer to that
question but you're also talking about
your stronger interpersonal skills you
know you put the needs of your own
employer and the team first above your
and you will always look to improve and
develop which is what I would want as a
hiring manager that's what I would want
is somebody would always look to improve
and develop let's have a look at another
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why'd you want to work for are coming so
again a guaranteed Skype interview
question why do you want to work for our
company why have you chosen the company
most people don't really consider while
they have chosen their particular
company but and that's surprising
because it's pretty much a guaranteed
question guaranteed Skype interview
questions he is my answer well you are
obviously a company who is well thought
of within the industry you are serving
and it's clear your customers are very
happy with what you offer in terms of
products and services I know this
because before I applied for the job I
carried out lots of research now
although I very much want this specific
job the company I am working for is much
more important to me if I'm successful
at the interview then I believe you will
not only support me within the role but
you will give me the chance to grow to
learn and develop as the months and the
years go by
so that demonstrates you've looked at
them you've done some research online to
find out what people think about the
company you've looked at the products
and the services which is important and
but also you're saying that you will
grow you were learning you'll develop as
the months and years go by so that would
be appealing to me because you know you
want to stay with my company for a long
period of time I don't want to employ
somebody who's then gonna move on in a
couple of months because I have to
invest tire money and resources in
employing you and training you up I
don't want you to leave I want you to
stay within the company okay we're gonna
work for a couple more Skype interview
questions so do stick around but at any
stage if you want to download the full
set of 22 Skype interview questions and
answers so I basically created all of
the answers for you click that link in
the top right hand corner it will take
you through to my website week and find
out more let's take a look at another
Skype interview question answer so why
do you want to leave your job really
difficult question because let's face it
most people want to leave their job
because they are either demotivated they
don't like the team they're working for
they may not like their man
their supervisor and they just don't
enjoy their work but obviously if you
rocked up at your Skype interview and
they are you listen you says well I
don't like my manager my supervisor I
don't like the team I'm working with
that's not a good reason to give because
I would be thinking it might not be
there me might be you who has the issue
so we need to be very careful when you
are answering this question so this is
what I would say for this particular
question that's a good question and it's
one that I will answer honestly I have
enjoyed working to my current employer
and the truth is if I had to stay there
I would be pretty pretty happy they've
always treated me well and they are a
great bunch of people however I want to
change your direction now and I want to
work for a company that will put my
skills and my experience to good use I
feel they have so much to offer and I
genuinely want to learn from diverse and
talented people
and I also want to work for a company
who has exciting plans for the future
which you clearly do have great-aunts
are very positive you are not being
disrespectful of your employer your
current employer and that's important in
my view and everything you say should be
positive everything you say so you are
giving a reason why I want to leave I
mean the subtle reason there if you read
between the lines is that you know your
skills and experiences aren't really
being put to good use and that's not a
bad thing to want to move on because it
shows you're committed you're determined
and you want to improve grow and develop
you are not just someone who wants to go
to work do a job pay the bills go home
you actually want to enjoy being at work
so look at another one what's your
biggest weakness again a really
difficult question that we have to
answer tactfully got to be really
careful with this now the first tip that
I will give you when answering this
question during a Skype interview call
is to not give a weakness that is a
match for any element of the job
description so in the job description if
you have to work with other people as
part of the team to complete tasks don't
say you know my weaknesses I don't
really like working with people I prefer
to work on my own or if the role that
you're applying for is customer-facing
and you have to do with customers don't
say well my weakness is I'm not really
good with people so
prefer not to deal with people by email
and so be careful what you say in the
weakness but here's my suggested answer
to this question again this is a good
question and during my interview
preparation I had considered my answer
to it carefully My partner is often
saying that I always put my work above
everything else including her which
probably isn't a good thing
so my weakness is I find it hard to
relax and I usually log on to my work in
the evenings and weekends now although
this is a weakness I suppose from an
employee's perspective you could view it
as a strength - I love my work and it's
a big part of my life but I do have to
learn to relax and switch off when I'm
away from work so I am rejuvenated when
I get back into the office so it's quite
a clever answer you know you've been
really careful what you are saying there
with your answer because anybody's
partner if you were logging on to work
every night and work in loads they
wouldn't be very happy with that and
that is a weakness you know you should
be able to do all your work at work and
then be able to switch off but that
shows that you are actually committed
and if you said that to me I'd be like
wow this is the post that I want i want
them to be available in the evenings and
at weekends if possible so if you want
to download the full set of 22 Skype
interview questions and answers stick
around I'll just show you the website
right now you can even click the link
below the video or the one in the top
right hand corner of that video and it
will take you to this page is 22 Skype
interview questions and answers' here's
a couple of things that I'd like to read
obviously I've got the questions here
for you these 22 that I recommend you
prepare for for your Skype interview but
also this part here how to answer Skype
interview questions read that and also
these three top Skype interview tips
really important in my view that you
studies I hope you've enjoyed that don't
forget to tell me what interview Skype
interview you've got coming up which
industry and I'll help you out in the
comment section below but my advice is
to get those answers if you can and
start preparing for your Skype interview
if you've got you Skype interview coming
up in a few hours they will also help
you as well because you can just have a
quick look at them before you jump on
the Skype call so I hope you've enjoyed
those Skype interview tips I hope you've
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hope you have a brilliant day and I wish
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the best for passing your Skype
interview thank you very much for
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