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- Job interviews are stressful,

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even under the best of circumstances.

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And having to do them over
video call adds another layer

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of difficulty.

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After all, interviewing remotely puts

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your entire home life on display

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for a potential boss.

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Luckily employment lawyer

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and law professor Elizabeth
C. Tippett has some advice

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on how to make a good
impression regardless.

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It should go without saying

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but some people need reminding.

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Pants are an important part
of a professional wardrobe,

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and that's how you should dress

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for a virtual job
interview, professionally.

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Basically dress the way you would

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for an in person interview.

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Depending on the industry
a blazer might be expected,

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or you might able to get
away with just a T-shirt.

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Check with someone who
works in the industry

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you're hoping to join for
appropriate interview attire.

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Social scientists have found

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that traditional interviews
are poor predictors

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of job performance.

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Interviewers tend to make
subjective judgements

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based on irrelevant information
like physical appearance.

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Revealing the inside

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of your home gives an
interviewer even more opportunity

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to pre-judge you.

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Some tiny detail in

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your background could
influence their decision.

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That's why Tippett recommends modeling

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your shot after Drake of all people.

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If you frame your video shot
against a blank white wall,

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like Drake did for his music video,

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you reveal nothing about your
interior decorating skills.

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Asking about children in a
job interview is often a proxy

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for gender discrimination.

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Studies have shown that
participants gave less money

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to female applications who
listed a parent-teacher

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organization on their resume.

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But another study found
that men fear revealing

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their childcare obligations.

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That's because of the default assumption

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that women are primary care givers.

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As a job applicant you're
certainly under no obligation

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to reveal whether or
not you have children.

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So parents, if you're inclined

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to set your child up with a device

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to distract them while you interview

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don't feel guilty.

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So remember, if you wear pants,

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try the Drake method, and
keep your kids preoccupied

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you're well on your way to acing

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that virtual job interview.

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- Hey, I wanted to make
this video for you,

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happy Mother's Day.

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I wanted to show you what I did,

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I completely redid this
room, ceiling and wall.

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I put shiplap on the wall

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and I did the ceiling
myself thank you very much.

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A lotta YouTubig.

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Happy Mother's Day.

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Keep the blindfold on.

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- Yeah, I'm excited.

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- All right, here we go, here we go.

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All right, happy Mother's
Day, take the blindfold off.

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- It's your office.

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- Yeah.

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Well me working in a
better space is technically

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for you.
- For you.

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I don't understand why
you need an office when

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you're an Uber driver.

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- B, it sounds like you don't like it.

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And C, this is your Mother's Day gift.

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- Lot to unpack there.

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Let's just for a second, okay, one second,

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talk about all the other rooms

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you could've done instead of your office.

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The bedroom, our daughter's bedroom,

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the bathroom downstairs,
the bathroom upstairs.

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- Mother's Day is about doing something

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that you're proud of for someone you love.

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- You're going to tell me
what Mother's Day's about?

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- Yes, I Googled it
literally this morning.

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I got you the pancakes.

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- [Wife] You bought me the mix,

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I made the pancakes!

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I love you.

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- On Mother's Day you're
not gonna give me a hug.

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This is daddy's office.

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- The room looks great, I'm
happy you have a new office.

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- I did it for you.

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- You did it for you.

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- Do you like it?

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- No.

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- [Husband] Hold on, hold on, hold on.

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- You didn't even do the work.

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Who's this guy?

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- [Husband] Jim, sorry.

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- He did the fricking work.

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(water running gently)