Over the past 5 years I am 3 for 4 when final interview is in-person and 0 for 4 when final interview is via phone/Skype. Any suggestions on how to improve Skype/phone presence? Really need things to go back to normal quickly so I can jump ship. 😔

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Its stupid but for skype I tape a picture of a friend or family member on the back of my laptop, so the face is peaking right over the camera.... makes me feel like I’m talking to someone i know, and makes me more comfortable

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How?

S/He’s like..

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By the way, I have declined 2 out of the 3 offers and have been with my firm for 5 years.

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That’s not really job hopping... it doesn’t count.

Purely just interviews, it makes sense. We all were a bit too quick to ‘jump’ to conclusions. 😝

Same here, very tough to convey stuff via phone or video call.

You guys need to check out the Doug McHoney vlog🤪

You need to look apart for the vidoe to make yourself feel good. Then, look into the camera instead of the screen. It takes some practice, but it worths it.

I’m like..

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Monday morning to my boss..

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Your sample size is too small to justify your conclusion

Also, just thinking, statistically on Skype/video interviews you may be up against a lot more candidates because it costs the firm less to interview a higher number of people than they would take the time to go through the ordeal of scheduling in person.

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