Job Interviews For Dummies®, 4th Edition

Chapter 3

21st-Century Video Interview

In This Chapter

Identifying three digital roads to video face-time

Prepping for your close-up video interview

Separating video resumes and video interviews

As smaller recruiting staffs face larger numbers of job applications, employers are turning to video interviews to cut costs when identifying viable candidates.

Overall, video technology is still most often used for initial screening, as described in Chapter 2, or for distance meet-ups when the cost of travel is prohibitive.

But for lower-level jobs — such as internships, commodity jobs, and some technical positions — the online job video may be the entire interviewing package.

The 21st-century transition of the job interviewing process to video screens — one that’s evolving minute by minute — adds a whole new layer of techniques you’ll want to master for successful job hunting.

This chapter describes the essentials of nailing the video interview, whether it’s used as a screening or selection event.

Casting Calls for Video Shoots

When you’re targeting a managerial or professional job, a job offer is unlikely to be extended until the candidate and the person with hiring authority have gone ...