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1. HOW TO JOIN SKYPE MEETING FOR INTERVIEW BY PHONE INSTALL
2. HOW TO JOIN SKYPE MEETING FOR INTERVIEW BY PHONE SOFTWARE

Have your water, resume and other supplies you need for the interview readily available so I don’t have to hear the clink of glasses or the typing on your computer and can just focus on your interview. Ask roommates, family, colleagues who may stop by to stay away. If you have to take your phone call while in transit or in a public space, you are taking the risk that a fire truck will swing by while you’re pitching why you’re the perfect hire! Ideally, you’re at home or in a closed-door office where you can better control any external noise and disruptions.

The fix? Make sure you’re in a quiet spot for your interview. Too many times, there is also background noise that makes it even harder to hear or focus. Phone and video interviews are already hard on the interviewer because the majority of messaging is from the non-verbal. If it’s been a while since you have used Skype, don’t assume your log in information is saved on your computer still – make sure your account is accessible. Finally, test the specific video call platform you will be using for the interview – if you have never used Zoom, sign up and try a call well in advance.

If you plan to take the call in public, say a point along your commute, make sure that particular spot gets good coverage. Test your cell phone in the area you will be when you take the interview. If you’re using shared wifi, see if your roommates can stay off YouTube, Netflix or other bandwidth hogs for your interview. The fix? Test your Internet speed to ensure you have enough bandwidth for both audio and video. I’ve had too many interviews that needed to be rescheduled last-minute because the candidate couldn’t get their technology to work. Sometimes technology fails unexpectedly, but many times you can circumvent these issues with some advanced preparation. You’re ready to start your call and can’t log in to Skype, Zoom, Google Hangout or whatever platform the interviewer is using. Cell phone coverage is weak so you have a hard time hearing each other.

HOW TO JOIN SKYPE MEETING FOR INTERVIEW BY PHONE INSTALL

Windows 10 DOES NOT require a license, just get the official ISO from MS website and install without a product key, it works fine but just disables a couple features like change color scheme and desktop background.Įdit: forgot to mention, if you dont have a Skype4B account, that is fine, just click the link and it will install the web version (msi) and you can join.The Internet is slow so your video call breaks up. The key is to install the Virtual Box extras mentioned above which allows the VM to works seamlessly with the Linux host OS (window resizing, shared files and clipboard). Windows 10 boots up very quickly in VM, especially if you remove all bloatware and auto-login. Now this sounds like a crap solution but just try it and you might be surprised. This will give you an almost seamless experience on a decent PC.

Make sure you install the VirtualBox Extension Pack on host and Guest Additions within VM to allow seamless resizing, drag and drop files and shared clipboard with host. I pass through my audio and microphone to the VM. This is also how I use MS office 2016 on Linux.Īll I do is use VirtualBox to create a Windows 10 VM with a little bit of RAM and 2 CPUs and install Skype4B + Office on it and Outlook online to get emails, calendar and links to Skype4B meetings. OK so this is a work-around but it works surprisingly well for me as I very rarely need to share my Linux host screen, or if I do, then its just a MS Office doc which is easy to share within VM.

HOW TO JOIN SKYPE MEETING FOR INTERVIEW BY PHONE SOFTWARE

Skype4B was always just a renamed version of the very old Microsoft Lync software which works totally differently to Skype regular (which was originally a separate company later purchased by MS).The software is "Skype" by brand name only, and has nothing to do with regular Skype which already works on Linux.It's annoying, but I am almost certain MS will never make Skype4B available on Linux.Here is my latest advice about running Skype4B aka Lync on Linux: