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Video Interviews are increasing in popularity. Partially due to the increasing quality of video calling software and partially due to the convenience of these meetings. However, video conferencing is still a relatively new method of meeting so to help you prepare, here are our top tips for succeeding at video interviews.

Do not underestimate the importance of this Interview

While face to face events and meetings are being postponed or even cancelled, a video interview could be your main interview so don’t underestimate the importance of this interaction. Prepare as you would for an in-person interview and take it as seriously.

Preparation is imperative

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Follow our useful tips on keeping your business moving.

Businesses’ are considering alternative forms of interviews/meetings to allow for a work from home situation. Drawing on our own experience as recruiters, having interviewed many international candidates from an office base, we have shared some hints and tips to help ensure the wheels of industry keep moving!

Telephone interviews

The simplest solution is a telephone interview/meeting, albeit easily conducted this may vary in cost, and international calls could be quite pricey dependent on your contract or telephone technology/network. There are various forms of telephone dial in options to enable group calls, however a group call does require some management to ensure you aren’t all speaking over one another!

Video Meetings

The favoured option for group meetings, and to allow a visual of your attendees, would be a Video meeting facility. We have tested a number of video meeting providers and each has differing benefits / limitations.

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