Zoom Interview - virtual background or home background? I'm leaning towards sprucing up and having my apartment background without any blurring or virtual (live alone); I feel that it conveys a more genuine/connected vibe.

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Agreed. If you add sports memorabilia or a nicknack I've found it also helps to break the ice to find commonalities between you and the interviewer

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I love teams for the sole reason of a blurred background which I think is the most happy median

I always got uncomfortable with people making comments on my apartment (my camera faces my living room)

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One thing I did to counter this: for zoom I actually took a picture of one of my apartment walls to upload as a virtual background.

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Virtual background of your home office

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apartment background only if it’s clean and minimal distractions

I always like to have a live background. For some reason it just feels more personal. Also interviewers have commented on things in my background that helped the conversation turn more casual towards the end. Obviously keep it professional and clean.

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