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Just to throw in another anecdote, I realized a bias I was having interviewing. Talking with candidates who used airpods was such bad audio, that I was less eng
by d_watt 5y ago
Just to throw in another anecdote, I realized a bias I was having interviewing. Talking with candidates who used airpods was such bad audio, that I was less engaged and generally had to devote more energy to understanding them, leaving me with an impression of them that wasn't so much to do with the content than the medium.
A good reminder to myself when I'm on an important call just to set up a yeti, out of respect to the people who have to listen to me.
- hu3 5y agoRespect to the person on the other side of the conversation is why I invested $500 in camera, mic and phone setup when we went fully remote. All cable too, no wireless so no risk of pairing or battery issues. Bonus is that giving a good impression helps my career too. Every little helps.
- actually_a_dog 5y agoThat last sentence is so true. I know I made at least a slightly positive impression on several people while I was interviewing, just by turning my desk so that my tall bookcases full of books were behind me. That, plus good audio and video basically is my 5 second first impression, so it's important to get it right.
- actually_a_dog 5y agoWhy only an "important" call? Once you've made the investment in the hardware, it's pretty much a simple matter of just plugging it in, as long as you're at home. I've found that the higher sound quality from a dedicated external mic more than makes up for any minor inconvenience having to deal with hardware, unless I have to be mobile for some reason.