By Paul J. Bailo The Essential Digital Interview Handbook: Lights, Camera, Interview: Tips for Skype, Google Hangout, (1st First Edition) [Paperback]

The Essential Handbook

by Paul J. Bailo

In today’s increasingly interconnected world, virtual meetings have become a staple of business practice. Unsurprisingly, so has the digital interview. Physical distance between potential employers and job-seekers is no longer the impediment it once was for face-to-face engagement. In the past year alone, the number of people who use Skype for this purpose has risen from about 300 million to more than 405 million, with a whopping 66-percent increase in users who log in from their mobile devices. Moreover, 35 percent of all businesses in the United States use Skype as their primary means of communication.These numbers point to one simple you need The Essential Digital Interview Handbook! This book, the first one of its kind, will cover everything you need to know, How to prepare for your digital interviewHow to avoid common pitfalls and mistakesHow to establish a professional presence by using the correct microphone and cameraHow—and when—to take the next step, and transition from virtual to in-personYour next job will likely be waiting for you on the other end of a video conference. These tips will also help you appear more professional for media interviews and presenting online. Let The Essential Digital Interview Handbook walk you through the steps to success.

Genres: Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

First published December 23, 2013

Reviews

[Wyncy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Picked up this book hoping to catch some nuggets of wisdom but nope, it’s all just common sense. Want better picture quality? Invest in a good webcam. Better audio? Get a good mic and speaker. How does a book like that gets published?

[Pía López Copetti · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not what I expected from this book. It's just basic guidance instead of actual, helpful techniques, for those who need to work on digital interviews for videos and podcasts.

[RCh · Rating 2 out of 5]

They need a “skimmed” button as an option instead of the “read” button. There is not much to this book. It’s partly out of date and anything but groundbreaking.

[MaryAnn Victor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good tips but now a bit outdated. The author suggests preparing for your interview in a manner similar to preparing for a role on stage or screen. Lights, camera, audio, action.

[Dana Waldrop · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very useful tips, more in the way to carry yourself in the actual digital interview.
As a college career consultant, I feel like the amount of $ he suggests one spends will be lost on them in this process; but I am formulating the idea for our career center to set up a digital interview space for students.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good primer for online interviews.