Phone vs. skype internship interviews?

[annel]

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Hey all,
I've been offered an interview at a UCC that offers me the choice of phone or skype interview. I am more comfortable with phone, but should I push myself to do skype? Is skype advantageous to me as the interviewee? If I do phone, will that disadvantage me?

Thanks!
Matt

 

[docma]

Hey all,
I've been offered an interview at a UCC that offers me the choice of phone or skype interview. I am more comfortable with phone, but should I push myself to do skype? Is skype advantageous to me as the interviewee? If I do phone, will that disadvantage me?

Thanks!
Matt

Skype is awkward--tho probably gets more relaxed with practice. The advantage is getting the non-verbals and a look at each other. One of our staff has even given a Skype tour of the office--so their clearly can be added features you don't get with the phone. I don't think sites would intentionally be biased against the phone choice, but you do seem more "real" when they have a chance to see your face I expect. The tip I have heard given is to look at the camera, not at the image of the other on the screen...which means you are looking down all the time.

 

[foremma]

While the phone may give you an advantage of lying out any resources you need to reference, I believe that choosing a Skype interview shows you are more confident, interested in "meeting" the faculty, and (just a hunch) but more serious about the position (giving the faculty a more "complete" profile of who you are).

For Skype, I always put some post-it notes on the computer screen with things that I do not want to forget, reference, etc.

Good luck!