When you're conducting interviews over Zoom and your interviewee doesn't have their camera on, do you ask them to turn it on? Is it wrong that I usually disqualify candidates who don't have their cameras on and ready to go for the interview?

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Yeah, I always politely ask them to turn it on it's a video interview, after all! Not wrong to DQ folks who won't; it shows they're not ready for the basics or hiding something. Just be upfront in your policy so no surprises.

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Yes, it is. Some of the most brilliant people I know are scatterbrained with things like this. Blanket writing them off over something so trivial is silly. To your original question, yes, of course. "Hi, do you mind turning your camera on?" Nothing rude about it.

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I always request the camera be on. Body language is just as much a part of the interview as their answers. A zoom interview isn't as great for this as meeting in person, but you can still learn a lot by having their camera on. I do specify when setting the interview time that it will be with cameras on, so I have never had someone push back.

I would ask them to turn it on first. Sometimes there are genuine reasons. If they refuse without explanation, that tells you something. Automatic disqualification might mean missing context.

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