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wtrc
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by wtrc » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:47 pm
Pau.C. wrote:JWP1022 wrote:and look at your interviewer when you talk
I have heard it's best to look directly at the webcam when you talk. It seems as if you are actually looking at the other person. It takes some practice, but I think it ultimately looks better.
True with the caveat that it depends on PC or laptop.
(ETA Scooped by the JWPster) Some PC's are placed where looking at the webcam looks awkward unless your neck is mad sexy.
Also, don't only show your face, show down a bit below shoulders (source, I interview for my job and people that place the camera so you can only see their faces looks weird).
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Kimikho
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by Kimikho » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:48 pm
JWP1022 wrote:Pau.C. wrote:JWP1022 wrote:and look at your interviewer when you talk
I have heard it's best to look directly at the webcam when you talk. It seems as if you are actually looking at the other person. It takes some practice, but I think it ultimately looks better.
It's better to do that with laptops, where "looking in to the screen" essentially means you are looking downward. I did my JS1 on a desktop, so I didn't have to force myself to look up at the camera as much, just at the screen/my interviewer.
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How bad would it be if someone did their js1 looking entirely at the interviewer's forehead? Asking for a friend.
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barrelofmonkeys
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by barrelofmonkeys » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:49 pm
wtrc wrote:show down a bit below shoulders
esp. if you're a girl
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barrelofmonkeys
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by barrelofmonkeys » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:49 pm
scoobers wrote:JWP1022 wrote:Pau.C. wrote:JWP1022 wrote:and look at your interviewer when you talk
I have heard it's best to look directly at the webcam when you talk. It seems as if you are actually looking at the other person. It takes some practice, but I think it ultimately looks better.
It's better to do that with laptops, where "looking in to the screen" essentially means you are looking downward. I did my JS1 on a desktop, so I didn't have to force myself to look up at the camera as much, just at the screen/my interviewer.
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Well then.
How bad would it be if someone did their js1 looking entirely at the interviewer's forehead? Asking for a friend.
wish there were a thread about interviewing stuff like this
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JWP1022
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by JWP1022 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:50 pm
barrelofmonkeys wrote:
wish there were a thread about interviewing stuff like this
It's almost like you're being passive and aggressive at the same time.
w0w
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SplitMyPants
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by SplitMyPants » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:54 pm
Pau.C. wrote:JWP1022 wrote:and look at your interviewer when you talk
I have heard it's best to look directly at the webcam when you talk. It seems as if you are actually looking at the other person. It takes some practice, but I think it ultimately looks better.
On windows, if you minimize Skype, a pop-up appears that is always on top of other windows. You can drag this smaller window to be directly under your webcam. It has the added benefit of not having that tiny video feed of yourself on there. (I have a bad habit of constantly looking at the corner to make sure I don't look weird or anything).
Good luck.
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by barrelofmonkeys » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:57 pm
JWP1022 wrote:barrelofmonkeys wrote:
wish there were a thread about interviewing stuff like this
It's almost like you're being passive and aggressive at the same time.
w0w
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JWP1022
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by JWP1022 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:58 pm
Also, at the end of the day, it's how confidently you carry yourself and the quality of your answers that will win them over. They're not going to Ding/WL you based on whether they could see your shoulders or the lighting in the room or whether you looked DIRECTLY AT the interviewer for the whole time. Worrying about those little things at the expense of other, more important stuff will just make you perform worse.
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by JWP1022 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:13 pm
barrelofmonkeys wrote:JWP1022 wrote:barrelofmonkeys wrote:
wish there were a thread about interviewing stuff like this
It's almost like you're being passive and aggressive at the same time.
w0w
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dreamerchic19
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by dreamerchic19 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:40 pm
what happened to over the phone interviews? I blame Skype for this
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drawstring
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by drawstring » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:41 pm
I found looking into the webcam sort of awkward and as lame as it sounds I think it threw me off a bit.
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by 92653 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:42 pm
JWP1022 wrote:Also, at the end of the day, it's how confidently you carry yourself and the quality of your answers that will win them over. They're not going to Ding/WL you based on whether they could see your shoulders or the lighting in the room or whether you looked DIRECTLY AT the interviewer for the whole time. Worrying about those little things at the expense of other, more important stuff will just make you perform worse.
This is actually spot-on. I did interviews this cycle for HLS and U of C, and have done Skype interviews for work in the past. The technical details don't matter, as long as they can see you and you don't have clowns doing jazz hands in the background or have a roommate casually blasting JBiebz in the next room.
You don't even have to wear pants.
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dreamerchic19
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by dreamerchic19 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:46 pm
92653 wrote:JWP1022 wrote:Also, at the end of the day, it's how confidently you carry yourself and the quality of your answers that will win them over. They're not going to Ding/WL you based on whether they could see your shoulders or the lighting in the room or whether you looked DIRECTLY AT the interviewer for the whole time. Worrying about those little things at the expense of other, more important stuff will just make you perform worse.
This is actually spot-on. I did interviews this cycle for HLS and U of C, and have done Skype interviews for work in the past. The technical details don't matter, as long as they can see you and you don't have clowns doing jazz hands in the background or have a roommate casually blasting JBiebz in the next room.
You don't even have to wear pants.
Ewww
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by drawstring » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:48 pm
Nothing ewwww about it. No pants or GTFO
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92653
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by 92653 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:48 pm
dreamerchic19 wrote:92653 wrote:JWP1022 wrote:Also, at the end of the day, it's how confidently you carry yourself and the quality of your answers that will win them over. They're not going to Ding/WL you based on whether they could see your shoulders or the lighting in the room or whether you looked DIRECTLY AT the interviewer for the whole time. Worrying about those little things at the expense of other, more important stuff will just make you perform worse.
This is actually spot-on. I did interviews this cycle for HLS and U of C, and have done Skype interviews for work in the past. The technical details don't matter, as long as they can see you and you don't have clowns doing jazz hands in the background or have a roommate casually blasting JBiebz in the next room.
You don't even have to wear pants.
Ewww
NOT a thing I did, I promise. It's cold in the Northeast. But you can definitely have sweatpants coupled with a tie and dress shirt, and they won't know/care.
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by Quest4Knowledge » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:56 pm
92653 wrote:But you can definitely have sweatpants coupled with a tie and dress shirt, and they won't know/care.
You're right, but if I ever get a JS1, I feel like I'm going to go full suit + dress shoes. I'll also thoroughly clean the room I'll be having the interview in, because I always have this fear they'll ask me to stand up and show them the area.
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by SplitMyPants » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:58 pm
Quest4Knowledge wrote:92653 wrote:But you can definitely have sweatpants coupled with a tie and dress shirt, and they won't know/care.
You're right, but if I ever get a JS1, I feel like I'm going to go full suit + dress shoes. I'll also thoroughly clean the room I'll be having the interview in, because I always have this fear they'll ask me to stand up and show them the area.
Shoot, I even shined my shoes...
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92653
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by 92653 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:59 pm
Quest4Knowledge wrote:92653 wrote:But you can definitely have sweatpants coupled with a tie and dress shirt, and they won't know/care.
You're right, but if I ever get a JS1, I feel like I'm going to go full suit + dress shoes. I'll also thoroughly clean the room I'll be having the interview in, because I always have this fear they'll ask me to stand up and show them the area.
Oh, that's totally a thing. Clean your room, or at least strategically dump your stuff outside the camera's view. That way you can sit a little further from your laptop so you're not too close and have a respectable background. Scrap the disco ball, Che poster, or Breakfast at Tiffany's poster if necessary (unless it's not your room. Then please ask the person first).
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by drawstring » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:10 pm
My fear was that somehow my cats would get in the room and start attacking my keyboard as usual. Then I worried that if I shut them in another room they'd howl throughout the interview.
Solution = big bowls of kibble and everyone is happy and quiet.
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by SplitMyPants » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:24 pm
drawstring wrote:My fear was that somehow my cats would get in the room and start attacking my keyboard as usual. Then I worried that if I shut them in another room they'd howl throughout the interview.
Solution = big bowls of kibble and everyone is happy and quiet.
I'm imagining that your avatar is one of your cats, who is unamused by you not trusting them to realize the importance of your JS1.
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by Balthy » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:41 pm
I've been complete since mid-December with no js1. Is this weird? Maybe i'm in the category of people who would have been held without an interview in previous cycles? Have they sent out any updates to such applicants indicating that they're still working on it? Just trying to figure out if something is wrong with my file.
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by drawstring » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:43 pm
Balthy wrote:I've been complete since mid-December with no js1. Is this weird? Maybe i'm in the category of people who would have been held without an interview in previous cycles? Have they sent out any updates to such applicants indicating that they're still working on it? Just trying to figure out if something is wrong with my file.
This is as close as it's gotten to an update (she responds to a post in the comments section too):
https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/admission ... dest-part/
I'm imagining that your avatar is one of your cats, who is unamused by you not trusting them to realize the importance of your JS1.
They seemed very unamused until I pulled out the food
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by dreamerchic19 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:55 pm
92653 wrote:dreamerchic19 wrote:92653 wrote:JWP1022 wrote:Also, at the end of the day, it's how confidently you carry yourself and the quality of your answers that will win them over. They're not going to Ding/WL you based on whether they could see your shoulders or the lighting in the room or whether you looked DIRECTLY AT the interviewer for the whole time. Worrying about those little things at the expense of other, more important stuff will just make you perform worse.
This is actually spot-on. I did interviews this cycle for HLS and U of C, and have done Skype interviews for work in the past. The technical details don't matter, as long as they can see you and you don't have clowns doing jazz hands in the background or have a roommate casually blasting JBiebz in the next room.
You don't even have to wear pants.
Ewww
NOT a thing I did, I promise. It's cold in the Northeast. But you can definitely have sweatpants coupled with a tie and dress shirt, and they won't know/care.
Ok I see what you did there...
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by dreamerchic19 » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:57 pm
Quest4Knowledge wrote:92653 wrote:But you can definitely have sweatpants coupled with a tie and dress shirt, and they won't know/care.
You're right, but if I ever get a JS1, I feel like I'm going to go full suit + dress shoes. I'll also thoroughly clean the room I'll be having the interview in, because I always have this fear they'll ask me to stand up and show them the area.
sounds like MTV Cribs
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by MrMileyCyrus » Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:06 pm
Quest4Knowledge wrote:92653 wrote:But you can definitely have sweatpants coupled with a tie and dress shirt, and they won't know/care.
You're right, but if I ever get a JS1, I feel like I'm going to go full suit + dress shoes. I'll also thoroughly clean the room I'll be having the interview in, because I always have this fear they'll ask me to stand up and show them the area.
I remember I had a party in my apartment the weekend before mine, and I hadn't cleaned up yet because...no good reason. So I picked a nice spot in my living room, cleaned the hell out of it, and set my webcam up there. Meanwhile, behind my computer/JS on the screen was a pile of Natty cans, red cups, half full tequila handles, etc. I kept thinking "Oh God, what if I have to show her my place? What if she can see the mess somehow? Will she judge me for drinking Natty?"
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