You’ve probably Skyped before – to catch up with high school friends off across the country, to check in with your roommate while they study abroad, or to keep the flame of a long distance love alive. Soon you may use it for another purpose – to land a job.
To help cut costs, many companies are using Skype to do their preliminary round of interviews, before eventually calling the top few prospects in to meet in person. Time magazine has an in-depth article about this new practice so you can pick up a few pointers before hooking up your webcam and virtually shaking hands!
How Skype is Changing the Job Interview