- Use the Skype Echo / Sound Test Service to test out your audio prior to your interview
- Remove any visual distractions that may focus attention away from you in the background
- Have good lighting in the room so that the people interviewing you can see you
- Angle your webcam so it shows your face dead-on
- Limit tapping, movement and other things that may cause audio distractions
- Remove pets from the room
- Try and not use Wifi. Use an Ethernet connection.
- Use a headset
- Close all other applications running on your PC/Mac
- Turn off notifications or other pop-ups
- Have a test call with a friend prior to your interview to check items 1-10 above. If you have no friends, call me.
Interviewing Using Skype Pro Tips
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When an assignment has been available for 2 weeks and you ask for an extension on the day it is due isn’t cool.
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Read through the assignment in its entirety. Read through it again and maybe a third time. If you only use the grading rubric to go by, you will possibly miss key elements of the assignment.
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