- Over the last three or four years,
my team has amassed a database
of over 3,000 candidate video job interviews, 3,000!
I was scrolling through them the other day,
and I realized that most of them do not look good,
and the ones that do look good really stand out.
And then I dug a little deeper,
and as I expected,
the people who did look good on video
were more likely to be invited
into an in person interview with our client.
Now these weren't the most attractive candidates
or the thinnest candidates,
they were just the candidates who followed
the five principles of looking good
on a video interview,
and I'm going to share those principles
with you today
so that you can ace your next interview.
Let's dig in.
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But before we get into the top five principles
of looking fantastic on a video interview,
let's just talk about video interviews in general.
I know it can feel a little intimidating
to face a camera,
and know that you're being recorded.
But here's the thing,
you didn't have to drive anywhere,
you didn't have to find parking,
you didn't have to take a half day off of work,
you don't even have to wear shoes.
So this is a good thing,
I encourage you to embrace it.
Now, there are still some things you need to do
to prepare for your video interview.
We'll talk about the five principles in a minute,
but you also just want to make sure
you know what your password is,
that you've done a test run,
that your Internet is strong,
and that you're prepared to
look and sound your best on your interview.
Alright, let's dig in and talk about the five principles.
The first one is lighting.
If you do nothing else,
just make sure your lighting is right.
Now I do a lot of these interviews,
so I have this glam light set up,
which makes me look as good as possible.
But any kind of light facing you will work.
The best light is sunlight,
so if you have a morning interview
and you can face the sun,
or the sunlight is coming in from a window, that is best.
Avoid having light show up behind you,
and please whatever you do,
don't have any light that's hanging directly overhead,
it puts shadows on your face,
and it makes you look like you're being interrogated.
The next thing to think about is frame.
How you're set up within the image box.
You want to make sure that the camera is eye level
or just a little bit above.
You don't want to have the person
looking up your nose and at the ceiling
or looking down at you.
So make sure that you're set up properly.
You might need to put some books underneath
your computer to get the right height.
You also want to make sure
that you're not too close or too far away
from the camera.
And ladies, this is important,
if you're a large chested person,
you want to make sure that you keep the camera up here.
If you get a little too low,
you end up with this triangle effect,
and it makes it look like your body
just goes on forever,
so let's avoid that.
Step three is background,
and oh man, have I seen some crazy things in my day.
From dirty underwear hanging on bedposts
to the most disorganized offices you can imagine,
to, and this is my favorite, this poor guy,
his mom ran through the back of the frame
wrapped in a towel,
halfway through his interview.
I guess she was coming from the bathroom.
So make sure everybody knows that you're interviewing
and think strategically about your background
and what it says about you.
The fourth thing to pay attention to is audio.
You definitely need to use a headset.
Please use a headset.
If you don't, you end up with echo and background noise,
and it's distracting.
And then finally let's talk about personal presentation.
Again, you don't have to be the prettiest person
or the thinnest person,
but you need to present yourself in a polished way,
and there are some things
that don't show up as well on camera
as they do in person.
Guys, get a haircut, shave your face,
wear a collared shirt,
for you it's pretty simple.
Ladies, as in most things,
it gets a little more complicated.
If you have long hair,
I recommend that you keep it down and you style it.
When you pull your hair back,
even if you have a really cute bun
going on back there,
your face looks really severe,
and you risk just looking unpolished,
like you just threw your hair back.
With jewelry, make sure that you wear
things that are non-distracting
and that don't make any noise.
When it comes to makeup,
you should wear, even if you're not a makeup person,
a little lipstick, a little blush, a little mascara,
it goes a long way.
Don't overdo it,
but just keep in mind that the camera
can wash out your face,
and a little color really helps
to find your features.
That's about as close to being a beauty blogger
as I'm gonna get, okay, you guys,
that is as deep as it goes here.
Okay, and then one more thing,
ladies, whatever you do,
make sure that you cover your shoulders
and keep your chest line up.
More than once I've had candidates
show up in a tank top like shirt,
and halfway through their interview,
their hair came forward and covered their shirt,
and they looked like they were Lady Godiva.
I mean, really, it looked like they had no clothes on.
It's incredibly distracting and it's unprofessional.
So cover up, this is not the time to try to look sexy.
Okay, so let's pull it all together.
You could look like this.
This isn't good.
No one wants to watch this.
Not a good look.
Or you could look like this.
Which of these two looks do you think
is more likely to get you an interview?
Alright, so there you have it.
Those are the five principles to looking your best
and acing your video job interview.
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