First, let me get this out of the way: I'm having trouble writing about anything practical or work-related with everything happening with COVID-19. I'm worried about my family, I'm worried about my friends, I'm worried about neighbors and anyone vulnerable. But this seems like a small, topical thing I can contribute to that might make a narrow sliver of people's lives a tiny bit easier.
I've been working remote -- out of my home or a rented office -- for a little over 7 years now. During that time I've conducted a fair number of interviews over Zoom or Google Hangouts. It seems like doing this might become the norm for a while, so I thought it might be useful to share some things I've learned.
Interviews are stressful. They're stressful for candidates and for interviewers. There's a continuum of how comfortable people are, obviously, but the fact is they are important and they can have big impacts on people's lives. The nervousness isn't for nothing. I've been a candidate probably a