Should I use a virtual background for interviews?

Only if your real background is truly bad. Virtual backgrounds glitch (hair disappearing, hand-through effects) and signal to interviewers that you are hiding something. A clean wall or tidy bookshelf is always better.

Where should I look during a video interview?

Look at the camera lens, not the screen. This creates the illusion of eye contact. Place your camera at eye level and put a sticky note next to the lens as a reminder. Looking at the screen makes you appear to be looking down.

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