HBR Guide to Your Job Search

CHAPTER 12

Nailing a Remote Interview

by Amy Gallo

Given that many people work from home, there’s a good chance that if you’re lucky enough to get an interview, you’ll be doing it remotely. All of the standard advice about how to prepare for and perform during an interview still applies (see the sidebar for more), but you’ll also need to think about other aspects as well.

Technology

When the interview is scheduled, ask what video platform they’ll be using and then spend time familiarizing yourself with how it works, especially if you’ll need to use any features like screen sharing. Test the link ahead of time. Be sure you have a way to reach the interviewer in case the technology fails. “The last thing you want is to be disfluent in a high-pressure ...