Guides

Guides for one-way video interviews

How the format works, how to prepare, and how to use the clock instead of fearing it.

• What is a one-way video interview?

  A one-way video interview is a recorded interview with no live interviewer. You answer on a timer. Someone watches later.

• How to prepare for a one-way video interview

  Set up the room, learn the timer in your invite, and rehearse out loud under the same rules you will face.

• STAR method for video interviews

  Situation, Task, Action, Result. In a timed recording, the action and the result should take most of the minute.

• One-way video interview tips that actually help

  The tips that change the recording are about the clock, the lens, and the first sentence. Not about a perfect backdrop.

• How long should video interview answers be?

  Use the employer's limit, and plan to stop a little before it. A finished short answer beats a cut-off long one.

• How to stop saying um in interviews

  Filler words show up when you are searching for the next phrase. A pause is cleaner than a string of ums, and you can train it.