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petergriffin replied

4 September 2011, 17:22
I had one last week, dunno the result yet. I had one last year and it went horribly wrong.

But I hate skype. Has anybody tried Google video chat?
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Antman replied

4 September 2011, 16:42
That's where I've been going wrong!
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kingcook replied

4 September 2011, 10:49
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Yes.

Don't do it naked.
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MarillionFan replied

4 September 2011, 09:59
Originally posted by Antman View Post

What's everybody's take on where to look during a skype interview?

If I look at the person interviewing me on the screen, then the person looking at me sees someone not making eye contact and looking a bit shifty (well in my case anyway).

If I stare at the camera on the laptop, then the other person could think that either:-

a) Positive, engaging, blah, blah

b) pyscho who thinks they're on TV, and is not even looking at me

Is their any etiquette for this kind of thing?

Yes.

Don't do it naked.
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Antman replied

4 September 2011, 09:49
What's everybody's take on where to look during a skype interview?

If I look at the person interviewing me on the screen, then the person looking at me sees someone not making eye contact and looking a bit shifty (well in my case anyway).

If I stare at the camera on the laptop, then the other person could think that either:-

a) Positive, engaging, blah, blah

b) pyscho who thinks they're on TV, and is not even looking at me

Is their any etiquette for this kind of thing?
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stek replied

13 January 2011, 00:10
Had one for a gig in Düsseldorf, think I documented it here - got the contract but turned it down. Wish I'd gone now....
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scooterscot replied

12 January 2011, 22:24
Yes. With a chap in Singapore. Quality of the line was awful. Needless to say I did not get the job.
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MarillionFan replied

12 January 2011, 21:59
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Everton Mints? How does that work?
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Ruprect replied

12 January 2011, 21:26
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

How could you possibly know this?

I was the interviewer
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suityou01 replied

12 January 2011, 21:25
Originally posted by Ruprect View Post

Did you have to bleach your @sshole?

How could you possibly know this?
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Ruprect replied

12 January 2011, 21:22
Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post

Has anyone ever had an interview on Skype/webcam ? I have one on Friday, not done before.

Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Yes.

Did you have to bleach your @sshole?

Last edited by Ruprect; 12 January 2011, 21:23. Reason: added contect
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Wodewick replied

12 January 2011, 20:48
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Everton Mints? How does that work?

Everton is in Liverpool - People from Liverpool are scousers - all scousers are lying barstewards
errrr maybe?
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RichardCranium replied

12 January 2011, 20:46
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Everton Mints? How does that work?
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suityou01 replied

12 January 2011, 19:29
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

its a

Got it, an Americanism that us proper English speakers frown upon. Ho hum. You feel free to spout your foreign dialect on an ostensibly British forum, we'll tolerate you.

<ya yank bastid>
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MarillionFan replied

12 January 2011, 19:25
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Got everyone apart from the pig performing his ablutions. Do expand.

its a
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