Do you have a video interview coming up? Zoom? HireVue? Oh, joy.
Have you noticed you look worse in video chats than you do in real life? Way worse? Sorry. So do I.
It’s the evil HD cameras in our phones and other devices. They’re brutal.
Jane Jetson Had a Brilliant Fix
Jane Jetson experienced this problem in 1962 and had a brilliant solution:
I don’t know why someone isn’t developing a Jane Jetson mask. I vote for Snap to license the IP for their Camera app:
How to Look Your Best in a Video Interview
Until we have Jane Jetson masks, and given that interviews tend to require adulting, do this:
- Set everything up.
- Optimize your lighting.
- Experiment to find the most flattering camera level.
- Smooth on some painfully expensive HD makeup from Sephora.
- Get dressed as you would for an in-person interview.
- If you’ll be on Zoom, turn on its Touch-Up feature and other helpful enhancements (H/T to search consultant Dorothy Dalton).
- Do a dry run and have it critiqued by someone not too encumbered by tact.
- Make tweaks until you feel handsome/beautiful/etc.
What is HD Makeup?
Updated February 2021
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Donna,
I love your posts, they are so practical and contain facts that everyone worries about – AFTER the fact. I think it is fantastic to PLAN for these events, there are not do-overs when making a first impression. Thanks for the advice, I hope all candidates whether male or female check this out.
Patty Martin
Talent Finders
You got me! I passed on number but I have to admit I’m not really a makeup kind of guy…usually :)
Thanks for compiling the most helpful information. It’s an important event, yet we so often don’t prepare.
Hi William! My pleasure. Thank you, Donna
Thank you for making me laugh Eric! Donna
Wow, thank you Patty! Donna