Tag: skype

• Skype/video interviews – Dos and don’ts

  

  Last week The Guardian published an interesting article Top tips for Skype interviews. We have also noticed an increase in queries about video/online interviews in Careers Service. According to the Guardian article, 18% of candidates have experienced a video interview in the past year, so it seems timely to discuss them. These interviews fall into […]

  30/01/2014

• Skype interviews – how to look good

  

  Ever seen yourself in your webcam and wondered if you should really be auditioning for a Hallowe’en horror movie? If you’ve got a video interview coming up, that’s a look you want to avoid … This short, to the point, video shows you how to position yourself, your webcam and your lighting to give yourself […]

  20/02/2013

• Skype and telephone interviews

  

  Frances wasn’t sure her Skype interview was going well. Was it something about her posture? This last academic year 2011/12 we have seen a massive increase in the amount of  first interviews being conducted by phone and recently by Skype. It’s a quick and effective way for recruiters to have an initial chat to you […]

  09/10/2012