Basics of Virtual Residency Interview — How to Shine on Zoom
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3 min readMar 15, 2022
Basics of Virtual Residency Interview — How to Shine on Zoom!
Benefits
- No traveling
- Favors Introverts
- More interviews!
Risk
- Less engagement
- Favors extroverts
- Shorter
Learn Zoom basics
Switch to one-on-one view — Rather than Side-by-Side
- Practice with friends
- — Especially breakout rooms again practice
- Internet connection
- Have a backup device ready
- Have a backup internet connection
- — In some countries cellular has better reliability
- — Most cellular connection are good enough
Basics of Online Video — “ALF-E”
A- Audio
L-Lighting
F-Framing
EYE Contact!
Audio
- Audio is more important that Video
- People will forgive bad video — But audio will ruin your interview
- Make sure there is no background hissing noise
- Use wired “earbuds” if possible decrease echo
- Bluetooth add latency
Check your “Microphone” if not clear get one!
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Lighting
- It is not about the camera; it is about lighting
- A light is more important than a professional camera
- Get a Simple light that directly shines on to your face
- Find a brightly lit room
Background should be boring! [You need to be the center of attention]
Framing
- Framing is the key to communicate body language
- 1.5–2 inch above the head as dead space
- Make sure you elbows show
- Upto Navel
❌ Incorrect
✅ Correct
Eye contact
- No Special Camera needed
- It is hard on the Zoom
- Adjust the Zoom window to One Fourth of the Size and place it under the Camera
- Practice! Practice! Practice!
Do this! Stick Note next to Camera “Look Here!”
Notepad
- I prefer to keep a notepad and pen in my hand
- Write keyword of the question down
- Prepares you mentally to answer question precisely
Interruptions
- Pause before you answer
- — To confirm the question is completely asked
- — To formulate an answer
- Apologize for the interruption (it happens!)
| Responsible = Response + Able
Key-Takeaways!
— Smile 😄
— A = Audio; L= Lighting, F= Framing
— Eye contact!
— Backup device/internet connection
