Video Interview Tips Specifically for In-House Counsel
To be clear, we all absolutely HATE video interviewing. Outside recruiters like me, internal HR folks, and especially the actual hiring manager CEOs and GCs … none of us want this. And so a strong preference to wait for the traditional process has become an added reason, beyond macro conditions, to kick the hiring can down the road.
April 20, 2020 at 12:55 PM
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There are already hundreds of perfectly good articles with "top tips" for video interviewing. Most focus, and correctly so, on trying to just normalize the process through proper attire, posture, background, etc. For solid general tips that include a few less obvious technical suggestions, I recommend this one.
To be clear, we all absolutely HATE video interviewing. Outside recruiters like me, internal HR folks, and especially the actual hiring manager CEOs and GCs … none of us want this. And so a strong preference to wait for the traditional process has become an added reason, beyond macro conditions, to kick the hiring can down the road.
Interviews are only proceeding in two situations: 1. A GC is rushing to fill an already open position, in order to get a hire made while headcount is still authorized. These are the smartest and best GCs, by the way. They understand the urgency and are willing to act on it. 2. A new corporate need arises that is strategically imperative and will move forward regardless of macro conditions, in some cases even because of them. An unexpected GC departure could certainly trigger an expedited executive search, for example.
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