Anyone feel like interviewers don’t pay as much attention on zoom interviews because they might be distracted? Or maybe I’m just not very interesting…Any advice on how to keep their interest?

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Don't take it personally. They're probably multitasking or otherwise distracted. I got the same feeling and I'm also guilty of multitasking while interviewing people virtually. Just pause everyone now and then to look for verbal cues that they're paying attention before moving on.

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Don’t take personally, but also it’s helped me during zoom job search to make sure I have relevant, unique questions to ask, and to ask a bit about their personal lives (not like how many bowel movements do you have per day but like oh i saw on linkedin you’re pursuing your mba how is that going...lead into professional/growth opportunities at the company)

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That’s a good point about asking some small personal questions. Thanks!

No one pays as much attention on zoom meetings 🥴. It's perfect for multitasking especially now that everyone seems to be swamped.

Sometimes I ask a question and the person talks for 10 minutes and I zone out. Try to practice answering questions in 1-2 minutes if you think you are a “long answer giver.”

So it sounds like it’s going to be even more difficult to make a good first impression :/

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