14. Wire Up

Before you start your digital job interviews, you must check that all your wires are connected properly. It would be completely demoralizing if your digital interview failed because of a loose wire on your microphone, camera, computer, or Internet connection.

So before you begin, I want you to check and double-check every single wire in the back of your computer, in the back of your microphone, in the back of your camera—whatever electronics you will be using to communicate over the Web during your digital job interviews. I want you to follow those lines to the back of your computer and to the outlet in the wall. Make sure everything is securely connected. I do not want anyone to miss out on a job because of a loose connection, particularly ...

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