Skype Interview Next Week!

[Chops1963]

Hi there,

I had a skype interview with a potential employer and it went so well that they paid for me to fly down to Canberra when i landed in Melbourne the following week.

Treat it like a proper job interview, and i would recommend the following:

Check time of interview, i was expecting it at 10 pm, they came on at 11.
Make sure you`re fresh and alert..maybe have a shower and coffee beforehand.
Have a glass of water at hand...in case your mouth drys up due to too much talking.
Make sure your`e in a quiet place and won`t be disturbed.
Double check you have sufficient credits in case you have to call them back etc.
Copies of CV, Job ad and notes and pen and paper etc

The above might sound blindingly obvious, but it can be easy to forget the small things lol

The job i went for was a sponsored one, i flew to Melbourne to see 7 potential employers.

This company was the first i saw, picked up at the airport, went to the company and met the people, then out for dinner,following day picked breakfast and a quick drive around Canberra, final chat before leaving.

AND THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB THERE AND THEN...

Got my visa approved last Friday, landed back in Manchester Sunday night, packing up and flying there in 3 weeks for a new start.

Hope everything goes well for you

Best wishes

Andrew

[B1K3R]

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AND THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB THERE AND THEN...

Got my visa approved last Friday........

Thanks for sharing Andrew and congrats mate! You must be really excited and in 7 heavens!

Good luck mate!

Cheers
B!K3R

[brideycollette]

Hi there,

I had a skype interview with a potential employer and it went so well that they paid for me to fly down to Canberra when i landed in Melbourne the following week.

Treat it like a proper job interview, and i would recommend the following:

Check time of interview, i was expecting it at 10 pm, they came on at 11.
Make sure you`re fresh and alert..maybe have a shower and coffee beforehand.
Have a glass of water at hand...in case your mouth drys up due to too much talking.
Make sure your`e in a quiet place and won`t be disturbed.
Double check you have sufficient credits in case you have to call them back etc.
Copies of CV, Job ad and notes and pen and paper etc

The above might sound blindingly obvious, but it can be easy to forget the small things lol

The job i went for was a sponsored one, i flew to Melbourne to see 7 potential employers.

This company was the first i saw, picked up at the airport, went to the company and met the people, then out for dinner,following day picked breakfast and a quick drive around Canberra, final chat before leaving.

AND THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB THERE AND THEN...

Got my visa approved last Friday, landed back in Manchester Sunday night, packing up and flying there in 3 weeks for a new start.

Hope everything goes well for you

Best wishes

Andrew

Wow Congrats !
Brideycollette

[zoken]

Hi congratulations i hope it all goes well. Is it easier to get sponsorship or just fly over to aussie and get sponsership and a job there?

[ozwonderful]

Hi,

May I know the interview thru Skype are usually a video call or phone/mobile call? I have also sent out few resumes and just trying to find out more on what type of method would usually use in this circumstances.

Thanks
ozwonderful

[moven]

I would imagine if it is a Skype interview it will be a video session.

[Chops1963]

I recently applied for a job and arranged a Skype Video interview with the MD (who was in Dubai). I added his user name as a contact, but at the appointed time (having being contacted by his PA by e mail to confirm that he was about to contact me) i waited, but it he didn`t appear, i waited and e mailed his PA who thanked me for interest and wished me well in my job search !

Contacted skype, who checked and confirmed that the Skype user name wasn`t recognised, i cut and pasted the content of the conversation and e mailed to both the PA andthe interviewer, he admitted that it was an alias, and gave me his real skype name which i added.

Another interview was arranged, and i was on skype chatting to a friend, an hour before the interview was due. When the interview time arrived, he wasn`t there and he didn`t contact me. His PA again e mailed me to say that he was contacting me. The interview never took place.

My advice to any one would be to check that your skype phone/video works in advance by contacting someone with Skype, also make sure that the skype name they give is recognised.

[Alligator]

Good luck my OH had a Skype interview before Christmas, and they flew him to oz last week to meet him. Offered him a job and sponsorship, we are just awaiting details of the 'package' before embarking on our journey.