In the old days, I used to just go to the future place of employment and be interviewed face to face. I also have had interviews where an entire panel of teachers would interview me and ask me role play questions like, 'What would you do during a school lockdown?" or "What would you do if you had a difficult student?' and they would give me a scenario where a student brandishes a weapon, how would I handle the situation? Then, in front of a panel of teachers, I would answer their questions;
Then, later on in the digital age when I started teaching online, my job interviews became conference calls on the phone where several people would interview me by phone. I even remember giving interviews on a conference call with other teachers for potential hires. We would ask the potential hire questions such as, "Tell us about yourself", "What would you do with a difficult student?" and now today, I just had a job interview using Zoom.
Pretty much like a face to face interview, I dressed up, I made sure I was in a neutral background, and I answered questions like, "Tell us about yourself." and "What would you do with a difficult student?". The interviewers faces were on the screen, but they were nice and they gave me the choice of having the video on or off.
1. Dress up like you would for a face to face interview.
2. Clean up your face. Look presentable just like you would do for a face to face interview.
3. Be on time just like you would do for both a phone interview and a face to face interview.
4. Project a confidence voice.
5. Maintain proper posture.
6. Look at the little red light dot on your camera to make eye contact even if it seems strange talking to a red dot so you look like you are looking right at the person talking.
7. Wear a suit like you would for a face to face interview.
8. Make sure you have a neutral/solid color/non-distracting background or use a virtual background.
9. Be yourself.
What other tips do you all have for a Zoom job interview?
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