Tips for a Successful Video Job Interview

Tips for a Successful Video Job InterviewTips for a Successful Video Job InterviewDo you have a video interview on your agenda? As hiring becomes global and more employees work remotely, video interviews have become commonplace. For hiring managers and recruiters, theyre a way to quickly conductfirst-round interviews, save on transportation costs, and get the interview process started much faster than scheduling in-person interviews. Tips for a Successful Video Job Interview The key to a successful video interview is to practice beforepranke so that you avoid technical problems and feel confident with the process. Review the following tips to make aya you ace this type of interview. Keep in mind a video interview carries as much weight as an interview conducted in-person, so you will want to make aya that youre well prepared to interview remotely. Advance Planning For an interview in the company office, arrive early, so you have time to get situated. Ask for assistance if you re not aya how to use the equipment. Even if you think you can figure it out, its good to ask for a quick overview. For a video interview at home If you are using your own equipment, do a trial ansturm a day or two before the interview.Set up your camera and any headset or microphone as if you were going to do the actual interview. If possible, use the saatkorn video technology that youll be using during the actual interview. That way, you wont have any last minute installation issues or password problems right before your interview.Your camera should be at eye level (not above or below). A poorly placed camera can result in unflattering double chins or weird shadows. Check to make sure your sound equipment works properly. Regardless of location, make sure that you send any materials (resume, portfolio, etc.) that the recruiter needs in advance. Appearance During your test run, take a look at the background that shows up in the video. Does it look cluttered or distracting? Plan to have your background be tidy. A plain wall is ideal, or an office-like setting. Pay attention to the lighting, too. You do not want to have lights sources behind you since that will leave your face in the shadows. On the day of the interview, dress professionally, wearing the sameinterview attireyou would for an in-person interview. While the camera angle should show you from the waist up (your face is the real focal point) if there is any possibility you will need to stand up, make sure your pants or skirt is professional. During the Video Interview Make sure the table and your surroundings are clean and neat. You dont want to distract the interviewer. If youre interviewing in your home, make sure that you are in a quiet space with no barking dogs, children, music, or other sounds. As well, turn off your phone and any alerts on your computer to avoid getting thrown off by emails or instant messages during the interview. The microphone will pick up any noise in the room, so d ont tap your pen or shuffle papers. Make eye contact, and remember, that means looking at the camera (and not the picture-in-picture image of yourself). Use the same good posture you would use during an in-person interview. Avoid making a lot of hand gestures- even with a great Internet connection, there can be lag time, and hand gestures can stutter on the screen. The Video Interview Process The company selects candidates for video interviews.Arrangements for an interview are scheduled - at home with your own webcam, a company office, an off-site location with a webcam setup, or via a webcam sent to the applicant.A tutorial will provide instructions on the webcam and the interview.There will be 10 - 15 questions related to the job the company is hiring for.The applicant will have 30 seconds to read the question and two minutes to respond. Other than youre not meeting the interview in-person, the interview processwill be the same as an in-person interview. The interviewers objec tive (to screen candidates for employment) is the same. You will be asked the same type ofinterview questions. Also, be prepared toask questions, as well. If youre not sure about how the interview is proceeding, its fine to ask the interviewer how you are doing. Whats most important is to considerthis type of interviewis just as important as if you were meeting the interviewer in his or her office. The value, for yourself as well as for the hiring manager, is equivalent, and interviewing successfully, however it takes place, is the key to getting hired. What Employers Expect to See What do employers want to see when they review videos from candidates for employment? Answer the questions asked, not the questions you wish were asked.Recruiters and hiring managers want to know you can do the job required, so they ask specific questions. A video is a faster way for them to screen seekers than traditional applications, so dont give them a reason to delete yours.Show creativity.In you r responses, relate an experience that demonstrates how you can perform the job required. If you are applying to be a chef, for example, record your answers in the kitchen while youre preparing a dish. Be presentable.Make sure you are dressed and groomed appropriately and practice your answers, so you have the best representation of yourself as possible. Videos are a great way to stand out from the other applicants who have only their paper applications or online text resumes. The best videos get forwarded and replayed many times.Have a resume and application ready.Video can get your foot in the door, but standard materials still get used at some point in the process. Make sure your experiences and best points match what youre saying in the video.

Prosthetic Limbs That Can Feel

Prosthetic Limbs That Can Feel Prosthetic Limbs That Can Feel One day in the notlage-too-distant future, prosthetic limbs may become much more useful and user friendly, thanks to the work of Bradley Gregers Neural Engineering Lab at Arizona State University.Greger, associate professor in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, and his kollektiv recently reported on research that takes another step toward making prosthetics that give amputees a high degree of control. The key, according to Greger, is the interface between the prosthetics and nerve messengers to the brain.Its not just telling the fingers to move. The brain has to know the fingers have moved as directed, Greger says.The goal is to create limbs that patients will use as true extensions of themselves. To accomplish this, the team is seeking to establish two-way communication between a user and a new prosthetic limb so that it is capable of controlling more than 20 different movements.Markers are applied t o the patients functioning pfote in order to measure hand posture. reputation Kevin ONeill/ASUIn the recent research, the team implanted an array of electrodes in two nerves in the arms of two amputees for 30 days. The electrodes were stimulated with varying degrees of amplitude and frequency to determine how the parteicipants perceived the stimulation. Then, as the subjects controlled fingers of a virtual robotic hand, neural activity was recorded during intended movements of their phantom fingers, and 13 specific movements were decoded.Greger says the motor and sensory information from the microelectrode arrays indicated that patients outfitted with a highly dexterous prosthesis controlled with such a two-way interface might begin to think of the prosthesis as an extension of themselves. The idea is that a participant controls a virtual prosthetic hand by thinking about moving the amputated hand, and the nerve signals are recorded by microelectrodes. A computer algorithm decodes t he signals and controls the virtual prosthetic hand.Prof. Bradley Greger works to refine the process to control fine finger movements. Image Terry Grant/ASUIts not like we need any fundamental breakthrough, Greger says. We need some good engineering and sufficient resources. He says the biggest fundamental engineering challenge is longevity, as the devices must last at least a decade.The issue is a robustly engineered electrode of the right materials that is also compliant, he explains. It has to be a little bit more biological. Its got to move and shift and be flexible like the nerve that it is interfacing with. A lot of the approaches have come from an electrical engineering background where they approach it from a rigid circuit connector.This work, coming from an electronic perspective, focuses on one-to-one mapping of the finger movements, Greger says. They dont look at the hand as a mechanical device, something that works synergistically.The real exciting opportunity is to thin k about the neural code not as one-to-one mapping when I move my index finger, but when I do this whole kind of posture with my hands, there is real synergy. The challenge is how to get the neural signal thats operating in full synergy to talk to a mechanical device thats set up to also move with the synergies, he says.In part because of his background, Greger is taking a different approach. He earned bachelors degrees from Washington State University in both philosophy (that led him to thinking about theory of the mind) and biology. Those paved the way to neuroscience, and as a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, he developed an interest in studying neuronal encoding in primates and humans. Like everyone did in the 1990s, I started thinking, How can this help some people? he recalls. As a post doc, he focused on neuroengineering and began investigating the use of microelectrode arrays in neuroprosthetics at Caltech. He joined ASU in 2013.For the next phase of th e study, markers will be applied to the patients healthy hand to record its movements, and then these measurements will be used to direct the virtual hand, with the patient using an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Another team member, Kevin ONeill, a doctoral student at ASU, is developing technology that allows the patient to see what the virtual limb is doing and decodes the neural messages that enable the motion to happen.Once the team learns what information the signals hold, a neural decoding system can be built to direct the prosthesis so that it becomes almost intuitive. There will be some learning curve because we will be introducing them to a fairly complex system that listens to the nerve and takes those signals that used to control the handnow goneand use them to control the prosthetic hand, Greger says. We are hopeful that it will be more intuitive and it is very important that there is some sensory feedback so when they touch something, they get some sense that they touched something. That will really help them have a sense of embodiment. It really becomes like their hand.Were working toward limbs that are accessible both financially and in terms of usability... something that is maybe not quite as sophisticated as the expensive ones but certainly better than the current generation of prosthetic hands, Greger says.He believes that the end technology may have much broader applications in controlling organ systems, dealing with, for example, high blood pressure. It may not be as exciting but it can help a lot of people, notes Greger.Nancy S. Giges is an independent writerThe real exciting opportunity is to think about the neural code not as one-to-one mapping when I move my index finger, but when I do this whole kind of posture with my hands, there is real synergy.Prof. Bradley Greger, Arizona State University

Why Cloud Computing Matters For Recruiting And Hiring

Why Cloud Computing Matters For Recruiting And HiringWhy Cloud Computing Matters For Recruiting And HiringWhy Cloud Computing Matters For Recruiting And Hiring Charney, Social Media Engagement ManagerChances are youve heard of the rechnerwolke by now, or even used the term yourself, but havent really stopped to give it a lot of thought.If youve logged into Google, bought a book on Amazon, liked an article on Facebook or updated your resume on Monster, youve seen wolke computing in action yet probably werent even aware of it.Similarly, the convergence of cloud computing with HR systems is already ubiquitous, yet invisible.These solutions, often packaged as software as a service or SAAS for short, touch our professional lives as profoundly as our personal ones.In fact, Merrill Lynch estimates that overall, geschftlicher umganges spent $160 billion on cloud computing products in 2011, a market that continues to grow.According to a Towers Watson report, 100% of Fortune 1000 companies ar e already using SAAS for some form of data utilization. Yet the cloud isnt just for big businesses CRN predicts that small business spending on cloud computing products will reach $100 billion annually by 2014.When it comes to cloud computing, clearly, the future is now. Understanding its impact and importance, however, means shedding light on the shadow it casts on our everyday lives and professional capabilities.Here are five of the reasons why cloud computing matters most for HR and recruiting professionals, and why theyre important to the tools, and technologies, of the talent management trade.5. Access on Demand Cloud computing offers the ability to access software or information thats delivered on demand and over the Internet, without the need to store it locally. This means the ability to obtain data from any device, anywhere, at any time.Anticipating this trend are a myriad number of tools and technologies designed to allow similar access to HR systems and data, providing i nsights and information when its needed, where its needed.These software as a service solutions create a convergence of previously disparate data, providing a seamless and secure portal into the analytics behind the bigger talent management picture.4. Multiple Sources for Candidates Theres never been a silver bullet when it comes to winning the war for talent, a battle thats becoming increasingly competitive and increasingly complex.Todays global recruitmenttrends require employers to expand their reach, without necessarily expanding their resources.The evolution from paper to paperless recruiting means that there as are many different databases for housing candidate information as there are places and platforms for reaching passive and active talent alike.A proprietary private cloud in the form of HR software as a solution means combining behauptung many potential sources of hire into a single source for tracking, measuring and reporting.Customized HR SAAS solutions also have the ability to create job posting efficiency, reach and efficacy by creating one portal for touching multiple platforms, while standardizing and aggregating candidate information and profiles into a single, searchable source.3. Increased Speed of Implementation and Updates Gone are the days when an implementation inevitably meant a gaggle of contractors, consultants and customer service.Designed to integrate and augment, rather than replace, existing enterprise software, implementing a cloud solution doesnt disrupt business as usual, and eliminates many of the expenses commonly associated with new systems.Similarly, cloud capabilities can often be implemented in a matter of weeks or months, instead of years.2. Improved Candidates and Analytics In an age where search is the new killer app, having the ability to look across these previously disparate sources of information means being able to find and compare top talent faster, transforming big data into highly relevant, highly targeted r esults.SeeMoreTMfrom Monster, for example, utilizes cutting edge 6Sense semantic search technology to combine the worlds largest talent pool with an employers social network profiles, job postings and candidate databases into a Web-based, searchable private resume database thats accessible on demand from any device, anywhere.By consolidating internal and external resume databases, employers can source across multiple platforms simultaneously, allowing for continuity and connectivity when developing and pipelining candidates.Making the most out of the new recruiting reality of doing more with less, cloud technologies can bring new capabilities to legacy systems, applying cutting edge semantic search technologies to return more relevant, targeted results.This positively impacts the metrics which matter most, reducing time-to-fill and cost to hire while transforming an employers proprietary database into a competitive advantage.1. Increased Innovation and Customization The speed and ag ility cloud computing enables are reflected throughout its product life cycle. The result increases access as well as self-service updates and opportunities for customization.This same customization generally extends to the providers variable support and pricing models, with the cloud providing scalable solutions for any size business, while maximizing investment in current tools and technologies, creating tangible, bottom-line results.Unlike previous HR software, cloud computer solutions feature an open API code to automate processes and communication between different systems and platforms.This allows companies and third-party developers to customize widgets, applications and other solutions to meet individual business needs and objectives.The open API that is inherent to cloud computing solutions democratizes development, driving continuous innovation at a competitive cost structure.Get on the CloudClearly, for cloud computing,the costs of getting it wrong are too steep a price to pay when it comes to acquiring and managing top talent.For HR practitioners who want to get it right and prevent obsolescence, any forecast for successful recruitment strategiesrequires a 100% chance of clouds. 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