
I’ve changed the art on my walls at least four times in the three years that I’ve been in my current home office. As a recruiter, I’m self-conscious of my background. Choose the zoom background you want to use for a virtual interview. There is a simple solution for solving the background problem. It seems evident that the background matters, but you’d be surprised how often little thought goes into a zoom background choice! There are two options for backgrounds when using Zoom – your actual background or a photo background. Preparing for a virtual interview: Visual background distractions The distraction that you can control most easily is visual background distractions. Watch your hands anywhere near your head – don’t pick your nose, finger your ear, play with your hair, etc. When in a meeting with many others, we tend to forget that while we might not be the center of attention, everyone can watch us at the conference. Look at the camera as if it is the person in order to make it feel like you are making eye contact.



A plain wall is better than a cluttered kitchen. Control your environment as much as you can. Visual Background Distractions: Movement, people, and clutter.The five tips to a successful Zoom backgroundĮarly in COVID, I wrote a blog, “ How to Look Good on Zoom: Tips for All Ages, in the Office and From Home.” Here are the five tip topics covered in that article: Lighting, Camera Angle, Grooming, Attire, and Distractions.ĭistractions come in many forms: visual background distractions, unexpected intrusions, things outside of your control (like the neighbor deciding this is a good time to mow the lawn), and things you might do unconsciously. There’s a time and place for having a meeting in a bedroom, but is a business meeting that time and place? As a professional recruiter, who conducts job interviews with candidates daily, my vote is, “NO!”. And not always for the benefit of both parties. As a company, Goodwin Recruiting had been using Zoom for candidate video interviews, client meetings, and internal video conferencing long before COVID, but the pandemic thrust its use more broadly and more deeply into our culture.

Zoom has become the most frequently used option to meet virtually, whether for family, social, or business purposes.
