hello there my name is Richard McMunn
from the interview training company pass
my intercom and in this tutorial I'm
going to teach you how to pass a video
interview so if you have a video
interview coming up please do watch this
from beginning to end because I promise
to make sure you are the standout
candidate now how am I going to do that
well this is what I'm going to cover
during this video interview training
tutorial I will give you the video
interview questions that you must
prepare for please make sure you prepare
for the video interview questions that
are going to come up during this
tutorial I will also give you some
important tips on what makes us stronger
answer and I will also give you example
suggested answers to the video interview
questions that you have to prepare for I
will also give you some more important
tips to make you the standout candidate
basically I want to make sure you pass
your video interview and also at the end
of your video interview they will say to
you do you have any questions you would
like to ask me I will tell you the three
questions that you have to ask at the
end of your video interview now before I
do all of that a very warm welcome to
this video interview training tutorial
my name is Richard McMunn that's me
there in the center and I've been
helping people for twenty years now to
successfully pass their interviews and I
always do that by giving you top-scoring
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interview you have coming up in the
comment section below and I will give
you some more important tips to help you
pass your specific job video interview
ok let's get into those video interview
tips the questions and the answers
please take notes as I progress because
you are going to find all of these
hugely beneficial now the first video
interview question I want you to prepare
for is why should we hire
so what makes you to stand out candidate
why should we hire you and my tip for
answering this question is that the
number one thing that will make you the
standout candidate in the video
interview is the qualities you have
there are a specific match for the job
you are applying for now there are a
number of brilliant qualities to give
and these include professionalism being
somebody who is positive and
enthusiastic you are great at working as
part of a team you can work under
pressure and also this is a very good
one you have a desire to continually
learn improve and develop so here is my
suggested answer to the video interview
question why should we hire you here we
go I believe you should hire me because
first and foremost the qualities I have
built up over the years are a strong
match for the job description I am
professional I am always positive and
enthusiastic I love working as part of a
team I will always thrive under pressure
and I always continually look to improve
and develop in any role I undertake I
also believe you should hire me because
I have a level of commercial awareness
that means I understand that in order
for your business to be successful
people like me have to work hard
consistently deliver and also support
and help others in the team to meet the
company goals what I like about that
answer is you are giving a number of
reasons why they should hire you you are
also showing a level of maturity and
wisdom in the fact you are saying you
understand that in this role I have to
work hard for your company to be
successful but you are also given them
those important qualities so that's a
great answer to the video interview
question why should we hire you let's
take a look at another one
now this is a difficult video interview
question why did you leave your last job
and this sometimes catches people out
but make sure you prepare a brilliant
answer to it so my tip for answering
this video interview question is the
best reason to give is that you want to
embrace a fresh challenge with a new and
an exciting employer so do not say this
to the interview question why did you
leave your last job don't say this at
all
I wanted to leave because I felt the
company wasn't really going in the right
direction things felt flat there and
everyone was demotivating I felt it was
ready I was ready for a change to be
honest and this job looks really
appealing now on the surface you might
think well there's nothing really wrong
with that but to a hiring manager
listening to that it is a negative
answer because if things are flat
they're gonna require you and the other
team members to lift things up so say
this instead to the interview question
why did you leave your last job I want
you to leave for the simple reason I was
ready for a new and fresh challenge with
an innovative team and organization
where my skills and qualities will be
put to great use now my employer was
amazing they were very supportive of me
and I got on with everybody in the team
we achieved some brilliant things whilst
I was there but it was time for me to
move on so I can grow and develop with a
new employer that is a great answer
because it shows that you are mature you
are intelligent you are positive about
your previous employer and work
colleagues and there's a genuine reason
why you want to move on you know you
want to fresh a new challenge which is
good for an organization if people are
moving on then it means that new people
can come in and you can go and take your
skills somewhere else and work for a
different company so that is a great
answer to the video interview question
why did you leave your last job next
video interview question I want you to
prepare for what's your greatest
weakness this is a tough and common
interview question now this is one of
those video interview questions where
you can fail the entire interview
process so my tip for answering listen
to me question is avoid at all costs
giving a weakness that is required as
part of the job so if you need to work
as part of a team don't say I wrote I
would rather work on my own my
weaknesses I don't like to work with
other people so do not say this for the
watch your greatest weakness interview
question I'm pleased to say I don't have
any weaknesses I always carry out my
work to a very high standard and I pride
myself on not making mistakes or having
any flaws now you might say to me
Richard that's a brilliant answer
because I don't have any weaknesses but
the truth is we all have weaknesses but
the strength is being able to spot
the weakness and know what to do to
improve so in response to the interview
question and what's your greatest
weakness say this instead this is a
brilliant answer I don't have many
weaknesses however I believe my greatest
weakness is that I sometimes find it
hard to ask other people in the team for
help or guidance if I need it
I believe this weakness is born out of
Pride and the fact I like to figure
things out for myself the truth is I
should ask for help what it's needed as
this will speed things up for me when
I'm completing tasks or projects I am
improving as a person and my mindset is
one that I do genuinely want to continue
to develop professionally and improve
that's a great answer to that tough
interview question what's your greatest
weakness you have to give a weakness
you've got to give one but the important
thing is to say that you identify it and
what you are doing to improve upon that
weakness next video interview question I
want you to prepare for is what are your
greatest strengths what are your
greatest strengths now tip number one
give three strengths that are a match
for the job that you are applying for
because then when you give those
strengths they will resonate positively
with the interviewer and they will think
well those are strengths that are needed
called a specific job and then this is a
great tip give two additional strengths
that are appealing to all hiring
managers and employers and I'll tell you
which two to give in a second so we
total we are going to give five
strengths and you'll see that I do
something with the answer right now that
is quite clever here we go my greatest
strengths include my ability to provide
excellent service I understand that
without great service your business
cannot flourish I can also work as part
of a team in a supportive manner to
complete tasks on time
another key strength is that I can work
under pressure very well and I will
always focus on the task in hand in
addition to those three core strengths I
am also trustworthy and loyal and I can
be relied upon to work alone
unsupervised to carry out my work to a
very high standard now what you'll
notice with the first three strengths I
give the strengths and then I say why
it's important so one of my strengths is
my ability to provide great service I
understand that without great service
your business cannot flourish that
that's a clever way to demonstrate the
strength you have is of benefit to the
interviewer I
can also work as part of a team to
complete tasks on time so you know the
importance of team working and then your
other strengths is working under
pressure so you always focus solely on
the task that needs to be done you block
out any pressure so that's a great way
to answer that question what are your
greatest strengths next video interview
question I want you to focus on is why
do you want to work here so this is a
difficult question if we're honest it's
a difficult one because most people
apply for a job because of the job not
because of the organization but they
want to know why do you want to work for
us what has attracted you to our
organization so a good tip is to show
that you've conducted some research
visit their website and have a look for
some positive news stories so go on the
about Us section of their website or
have a look at their latest new section
and just pick one thing that has
attracted you to them and then also this
is a brilliant tip nobody else will do
this
go to the website glassdoor.com and see
what other employees are saying what
it's like to work for that company no.1
Glassdoor current and previous employees
can review a company so they can list
pros and cons and my advice is to focus
on the pros only let me give you a quick
example let's say for argument's sake
you were applying to work for McDonald's
so if we go to Glassdoor this person who
is a current employee has listed some
pros and cons the pros are proper sound
staff great discount great brakes and
good managers so I would just pick out
the ones that would be appealing you
know good staff and also good managers
and I would say my research showed me
that you are a company that has a great
team and highly supportive managers
therefore I will feel happy in my role
and I'll be able to you know grow and
develop professionally so they could say
then well where'd you get that
information from to say well I went on
Glassdoor and I'd look at what current
and previous employees are saying so
here is my suggestion answer to the
video interview question why do you want
to work here when I first saw this
position advertised I conducted some
research in regard to the products and
services that you provide and also what
other employees were saying what it's
like
to work for you it quickly became
apparent during my research that your
customers loved your products and that
tells me you are a company that always
puts your customers at the forefront of
everything you do it also became clear
that people who currently work for you
enjoy working here as part of the team
and their managers obviously support
them to be able to grow and develop in
their role so those are the two main
reasons why I would really like to work
for your company that's a great answer
it shows that you've carried out some
research and therefore you are more
likely to stay with their company for a
long period of time let me now give you
some video interview tips before I go on
to some more interview questions so I'm
gonna give you seven important video
interview tips and this is all about
preparing for a video interview and also
the questions that you should ask at the
end so video interview tip number one
make sure you still wear a formal smart
outfit for the video interview people
said to me Richard what should I wear
for a video interview and I always say
still wear a formal smart outfit a lot
of people don't because they think well
I'm gonna be in my home environment or
an office environment I don't really
need to wear anything small but you do
this shows that you have prepared well
and you are professional so still wear a
formal smart outfit but remember you're
going to be on camera
so avoid bright colors okay because that
might be annoying to the interviewer on
the screen so just wear you know
conservative conservative colors maybe
blue black or grey but still wear a
smart formal outfits very important
video interview tip number two choose a
quiet location where you will not be
disturbed from others or noise so think
about it where are you going to have the
video interview make sure it's in a
quiet location so don't sit in your car
on your phone holding your your phone
whilst it's rattling and then there's
other cars driving past that's not good
that's not professional and also make
sure the lighting is good in the room
that you are having the video interview
it's good preparation video interview
tip number three make sure you test
record yourself before the video
interview takes place now I always say
to people that I help with their video
interviews
make sure you get in the room the
location that the video interview is
going to take place at least 15 minutes
before preferably a half an hour if you
do have time test record yourself get
yourself ready get used to the
environment
make sure your internet connection is
strong this is very important what you
don't to do is to go in the area and the
the room that you are going to have your
video interview and then waiting for the
person to come online and they can't
because your interview and sorry
internet connection is weak so test it
beforehand video interview tip number
four make sure your sound is on this is
a big one that people fail to remember
make sure your sound is on and test your
webcam as well make sure it works now on
a lot of computers and there is both an
input and an output so the output is you
speaking and the input is you listening
so check the input and the output make
sure they are on and you'll notice there
that you can select a device for sound
output so I've got internal speakers so
that means that they're working and when
I speak into my laptop it's working
properly so test the input and the
output is well very important video
interview tip number five if you're
using a smart phone for the video
interview make sure it is stable the
best thing is obviously to get a tripod
but you don't want to be going out and
spending a load of money on a tripod so
perhaps stack it up against some books
but make sure it is stable and tested
and make sure you sit still when you are
giving your answers on the video
interview don't be moving around a lot
you don't want to be rigid but you need
to sit still so test yourself and make
sure you are in screen again make sure
you were in a strong Wi-Fi reception
area video interview tip number six
close all unused web and app app
application so when I record this video
for example I have to turn off the
notification settings otherwise in the
top right hand corner of the video you
will see all my emails coming through so
make sure you close all unused web and
app applications and also like I say
turn off any notification settings video
interview tip number seven so have some
questions ready to ask at the end of
your video interview
when I say to you okay what questions
you have to rose you don't want to say I
don't really have any of answered them
that's what everybody says
let's show a level of intelligence let's
show them that you are still really
enthusiastic about the job so here are
three questions to ask at the end of
your video interview what are your plans
for the company over the next three to
five years that tells me that you are
interested in the development of the
company both so you're looking to stay
with me for a number of years which
would be appealing to me as a hiring
manager second question if I'm
successful what could I do in this role
to help the company succeed again you
are showing a level of intent there that
you want to do well for the company and
then finally do you have any new
products or services coming out soon
again you are showing that you are
interested in the development of their
company so those are three brilliant
questions to ask in a video interview
now if you'd like more video interview
questions and answers make sure you
click the link in the top right hand
corner of that video that will take you
through to my website pass my interview
comm and there is a list of 21 interview
questions I recommend you prepare for
for your video interview and you can
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