5 Best Practices for Conducting Video Conference Job Interviews

In the context of remote hiring at New Relic due to COVID-19, Jen Hammond, an engineering manager, shares her experiences and best practices for conducting virtual interviews. She highlights the challenges of adjusting to video interviews, such as the lack of body language and potential technical issues, and provides strategies to ease the process for both interviewers and candidates. These strategies include clear introductions, acknowledging the unusual circumstances, sharing details about the interview setup, preemptively addressing possible technical pitfalls, and allowing buffer time for candidates to ask questions. Hammond emphasizes transparency and empathy to make candidates more comfortable during what may be their first video interview experience, and she encourages job seekers to consider opportunities at New Relic despite the ongoing remote interview process.