PhD/PsyD Tips For A Skype Interview?

[PsychMajorUndergrad18]

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Hello Everyone,

I just got a call back for a sales associate job and they want to conduct a skype interview with me tomorrow. What should I expect in this kind of interview? What tips can you all give me to ace the interview? What should I avoid saying in this kind of job interview? And also the biggest concern I have is that I have never had any sales experience, what should I say to make up for not having any sales experience?

Thank you all,

PsychMajorUndergrad21

 

[WisNeuro]

Make sure you ask about the employee discount. That is key. Shows initiative.

 

[psych844]

Odd question to ask on a psychology forum. lol

 

[Chalupacabra]

Ignore the temptation to see if you can get away with conducting the interview with no pants on. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD.

 

[PsychMajorUndergrad18]

Odd question to ask on a psychology forum. lol

I just thought that I'd be good to get some advice from you all since I have never done one of these kind of interviews before

 

[bmedclinic]

Ignore the temptation to see if you can get away with conducting the interview with no pants on. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD.

I'm glad you covered this; it was my advice. Even if you're planning to sit the entire interview, you never know.

For real OP, I've only done one skype interview ever, so I dont really have any experience to pass along.

 

[hamsterpants]

if you are indeed an undergrad (as your username suggests), I would recommend your university career center.

 

[PsychMajorUndergrad18]

if you are indeed an undergrad (as your username suggests), I would recommend your university career center.

I would go but my semester is over with and I would rather not drive the hour to go visit my college. Maybe I will email them

 

[hamsterpants]

I would go but my semester is over with and I would rather not drive the hour to go visit my college. Maybe I will email them

They may also have some resources online with interview tips.

 

[PsychMajorUndergrad18]

Ya I'm gonna check it out

 

[smalltownpsych]

I'm glad you covered this; it was my advice. Even if you're planning to sit the entire interview, you never know.

For real OP, I've only done one skype interview ever, so I dont really have any experience to pass along.

I've only done one Skype interview myself and I was still going to give advice. 😀
I have done quite a bit of interviewing and the best advice whether in person or via Skype is to act interested in whatever they say and have some good questions planned to ask. If you can get them talking about themselves and the job, then you are in. Also, practice answering the basic questions such as What are your strengths and weaknesses? Talk about a difficult situation at a previous job and how you handled it. Why do you think you would be a good fit for this job? If you were a tree, what type of tree would you be? 😛