Standing out on virtual interviews

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AS PART OF THE REBOUNDINITITAIVE...WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TOHELP.THE REALITY IS...IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WORK...THAT NEXT JOB INTERVIEW COULDBE A VIRTUAL ONE.SCRIPPS REPORTER MEGAN THOMPSONLOOKS AT HOW TO STAND OUT FROMTHE CROWD...THROUGH A COMPUTER SCREEN."IT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.WE ARE DEFINITELY A COMPANYTHAT BELIEVES IN BRINGINGPEOPLE IN." BUT, NOW...LIKE SO MANY OTHERBUSINESSES...LISA FLEURY WITH VOYA FINANCIALSAYS...THEY'RE FORCED TO MAKE HIRINGDECISIONS BASED OFF OF ANONLINE MEET- UP."WE'RE TRYING TO SELL THEM ONOUR COMPANY, OUR CULTUREWITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING THEMSEE IT." COMPANIES...HAVE TO, OF COURSE, SELL YOUTOO ON THE JOB.NOW, HOW DO YOU SELL YOURSELF?"THE TOP THINGS ARE...BE PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME.ACT LIKE IT'S STILL GOING TO BEA FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW." THATMEANS...GET READY...FULLY READY...EVEN THAT BOTTOM HALF.CLEAN YOUR SPACE BECAUSE YOURHOME IS NOW A REFLECTION OF YOUAS AN EMPLOYEE."FLEURY SAYS YOU WANT TO MAKESURE YOU ARE FREE FROMDISTRACTIONS...TURN THAT CELL PHONE OFF ANDTRY TO KEEPFAMILY MEMBERS...AND PETS FROM COMING IN AND OUTOF THE ROOM." AND THE ROOM...MAKE SURE IT'S WELL LIT.ALSO...KEEP A PEN AND PAPER HANDY WITHNOTES ON THE COMPANY...AND NOTES YOU CAN TAKE DURINGTHE INTERVIEW.IT SHOWS YOUR INTEREST...PLUS, YOU CAN REFER TO AFTERTHE INTERVIEWIS OVER."MAKE SURE THAT INTERVIEWER HASA CHANCE TO FINISH WHAT THEY'RESAYING.LISTEN CAREFULLY AND TAKE A FEWSECONDS TO RESPOND." "THE LASTPIECE OF ADVICE...SMILE.IT SHOWS YOU'RE ENGAGED.IT SHOWS YOUR PERSONALITY...AND FLEURY SAYS YOU'LL ALSONOTICE HOW IT FORCES YOU TOTALK CLEARER.FOR A DEEPER LOOK...AT HOW OUR COMMUNITY ISBOUNCING BACK FROM THE COVID-19