# Zoom Job Interview **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 29, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942 "2024-04-29T21:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942/21 "2024-04-29T21:51:21Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942/22 "2024-04-29T21:56:26Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > Unless you have a stand that you can put your phone in and still have a reasonable framing (don’t just hold the phone in your hand during the interviews), plan on using your PC. Agreed. Zoom on a cell phone looks pretty bad on the other end. Use the computer if you can. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942/23 "2024-04-29T22:21:29Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Get a friend to help you practice and make sure you know exactly how to get it going and how to get the video/audio working. Logging into your Zoom meeting is one of those first impressions that only matters if you mess it up. ^^^^ This. This. This. ^^^^ You must practice with Zoom itself if you can, but practicing with any other camera-audio meetup app will also be useful. IIRC, Google Meets is part of Chrome so can be used by anyone with the Chrome browser, maybe? Hopefully you can find a friend willing to just chat with you for a bit while you get used to things. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942/24 "2024-04-29T22:59:22Z")
I downloaded Zoom, tested the audio and video, and it looks like the laptop camera and mic both work. I appreciate everyone’s help, and will report back. I’ll also keep reading this thread for any advice. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942/25 "2024-04-29T23:35:29Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I am amazed to find someone that survived the pandemic, along with life since, that hasn’t used Zoom! I wouldn’t go quite that far, but yeah, a lot of people used Zoom (and/or something similar) during the pandemic, which I guess should encourage @bobot that it’s relatively easy to get the hang of. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942/26 "2024-04-29T23:44:22Z")
The test tutorial thing worked well enough. It prompted me about how to enable my laptop’s mic, which I’m sure I disabled years ago due to potential Big Brother snooping. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942/27 "2024-04-30T00:04:11Z")
One thing I don’t think I saw mentioned is making sure you have decent lighting. make sure any strong lights or the sun is in front of you, otherwise you’ll look like you’re in witness protection or something. You might even want to pick up one of those circular lights at your local office supply store. Another thing you might want to consider is choosing a background image or blurring your background. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoom-job-interview/1000942.md?page=1)