Dec 14 2007
Are you camera-shy?
Job interviews are stressful enough, but video interviews turn the tension up another notch. It sounds easy–a piece of cake–until you actually sit in front of the camera, with no feedback from your interviewer, knowing that you’re being recorded and watched over and over again, maybe by multiple people in the company.
OK, maybe it’s turned up two or three notches.
Remember, video interviewing is a great thing for you. It gets your foot in the door where you might not have been able to before. It gives the company more information from you than they can get from just your resume, which is what you’re after, right? And it shows the hiring manager you can handle the pressure.
The most important thing for you to keep in mind is: Be Prepared. Know typical interview questions and how you can answer them. Practice those until it’s comfortable to answer them. Practice with your own video camera and have friends critique you. Fortunately, Interview On Demand has a helpful section of tips on how to successfully interview through video. Read that. When you are ready, you are lead step-by-step through the process.
It really is easy. And worth it.
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[...] As of today, hiring managers can go to our website and sign up for a free trial and purchase additional interview ‘credits’ as they begin to ‘invite’ candidates to take interviews. Online, secure credit card processing using industry standard encryption makes the process painless. We have an extensive library of videos in the learning center to walk both hiring manager and candidate through their perspective procedures within the system. But the software is so simple that most people, even technophobes, can navigate successfully and complete their individual tasks without the need for any kind of help. Speaking of help, there is a complete help system and tool tips explain the function of almost every button and window on the screen. On the Career Video Expert Bullhorn blog, we discuss the use of video interviewing for many different angles - from how to implement within the your company’s hiring process, to comparing and contrasting it with video resumes, and even tips on how jobseekers/candidates can prepare and do their best in front of the camera. [...]
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