Hey there. Cultivator. Welcome back to my channel in this video today,
and going to be chatting with you about how to dress appropriately for your
upcoming video job interview. As you may know,
video interviews are becoming quite the norm,
even without social distancing measures.
I believe in the new normal video interviews are going to be widely adopted and
even replaced the phone screen. Interviews.
Reason being is you can tell so much about a person.
You can feel more connected and understand who they truly are when you're able
to see them even in a 2D world,
but when it comes to leaving positive first impressions,
and really being able to translate yourself on this 2D screen,
there are a couple of rules that you want to make sure you keep in mind,
because it's not going to be identical to the rules that you would follow with
going to an onsite or in person interview. So with that being said,
let's dig into how to prepare your dress code and wardrobe for your
upcoming interview via video.
so the first tip I have for you is to make sure that you avoid wearing stripes
by all measures because on camera, whenever you wear stripes,
it makes everything look distracting because the stripes get distorted.
Also when it comes to colors,
I would try to avoid anything that is on the darker side of the spectrum,
such as Navy blue or even black. Um,
I know that sounds crazy because in a normal interview you might wear as color
such as that, however, on camera, as you can see, compared to the white,
it is a bit muted and it doesn't really help you pop
or seem as memorable.
The quality of the colors on camera are just a little bit less
saturated.
And so what I would highly recommend is sticking to colors that are a bit
brighter, whether those are the blue hues and, you know, greens,
yellows, whites, reds, like anything that really pops,
but it's still very appropriate for the type of role and industry that you're
moving into. In my opinion, white is the safest choice.
Alright. And back I had to change because those stripes were distracting,
even me during this video recording.
So the other thing I'll say is that no matter where you are meeting this
interviewer on whether it's Skype, zoom,
or any other conference tool that they're using,
you can make sure that you have your setup in place.
You know exactly what the background looks like.
You have your lighting in front of you and just see and play around with
what feels right for you and looks good for you on camera.
And don't forget to check out the suggested video here,
because I conducted a whole video tutorial on the tech
setup that you need to make sure that the quality of your interview is coming
through. And I included all of the links,
my own setup that I'm using right now, in case you're interested. Now,
the other thing that I want to mention when it comes to video interview is you
still want to dress appropriately for the type of role that you are going for.
So if you are say in professional services, you know,
you're in a role that is going to allow you to wear a suit to work,
whether it's your lawyer or a hedge fund manager, for example, you know,
you really want to make sure that you're dressed in the way that you would
during the interview coming in as a formal suit.
And the only thing I'll mention here is that you want to make sure that your
temperature control is going to allow you to interview comfortably during this
entire time period, while sitting there in front of a camera.
So you never want to get up in the middle of an interview to change the
thermostat or start sweating because you haven't factored this in really just
take that into account. Um, and then of course, when you're sitting down,
you'll want to unbutton your jacket and that's okay. Um,
and you might even mention partway into the interview.
Do you mind if I remove my docket for a moment and you know,
the interviewer will obviously say yes,
but at least they have that initial first impression of, wow,
this person really came into this video interview dressing the part.
If you know, the dress code is going to be more business casual,
something like this, we'll do, whether it's an Oxford,
any type of button up hard, again, blouse,
you can use your best judgment there as well. And then of course,
if you are even interviewing for a tech role where, you know,
everybody shows up in jeans and tee shirt,
then you can go ahead and dress a bit more casually as well.
And less important factor to remember here is that you want to dress when,
what is going to make you comfortable and confident. And with that being said,
I know a lot of people might think, Oh, I could just wear yoga pants down below,
or even no pants at all,
but I just want you to embody how you would be dressing up,
even if it means that you're actually wearing the shoes,
um, with the slacks or the skirt,
whatever bottom that you would wear on the interview day,
because what you're wearing really does allow you to feel a certain way,
and you really want to find that confident and comfortable balance for yourself.
All right. And finally,
you just want to make sure that whatever you're wearing is of course
wrinkle-free and stain free, because things get picked up on camera.
There's actually not a desk in between you and the interviewer.
So they're going to be able to see everything very clearly.
Just make sure that you just check all of those details because you want to make
sure that whatever you're bringing forth is again,
going to be the best first impression,
whatever you need to do to make sure you're properly fitted,
tested out before you actually hit go live. And then for the men, by the way,
who are watching this,
I went ahead and found some pictures for you on the internet that you can
really utilize for these video interviews from the top up and for all of the
females out there that are watching this, I would just say, you know,
be as simple as possible when it comes to your makeup,
you definitely don't want any shiny disco ball earrings or any jewelry.
That's going to catch the light and kind of reflect and can distract from your
face again. So really when it comes to the interview,
you want to kind of be from a few inches below the shoulder on up and have your
whole head.
But this is really the main frame that people are going to be seeing,
and you want it to be as presentable as possible.
And I just want to caveat by the way,
I am not a fashionista by any means or any stretch of the imagination.
These are just some of the tips and tools that I picked up. Um,
and speaking of tips and tools,
if you are interested in getting access to my free resource library,
I'll link it down below.
I have a ton of interview guidance and templates and worksheets that you can
fill.
As you're thinking about the context of what you're going to be saying inside
the interview. And as always, if you enjoyed this video, please like comment,
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As I am releasing this video next week until then I hope that you continue to
cultivate your life and career take care.