Virtual Interview Success Practical Tools and Strategies for You!

Virtual Interview Success: Practical Tools and Strategies for You!

Jennifer Nettleton, Maree Michaud-Sacks, Raen Loomis, Josephine Coco, Nichole Jakaub

This presentation will provide you with practical strategies, tools, and tips for successfully navigating virtual interviews. It will briefly explore how participants can recognize and communicate transferable skills from nonlinear career paths, including experiences such as career changes, education, relocation, or working across cultures. Participants will learn how to prepare their technology and virtual environment, communicate professionally on camera, manage common challenges, and present themselves with confidence. Presenters will highlight how experiences that may initially seem unrelated can demonstrate valuable strengths such as communication, adaptability, organization, and problem-solving, while also introducing also introduce simple technology hacks using tools such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and web browsers to help you stay organized, efficient, and prepared before, during, and after an interview. By the end of the session, you will have practical skills to apply to your next virtual interview. You will have a better understanding of how professionalism, preparation, communication, and technology work together to create a successful interview experience.