Interviews-as-a-Service: The Bad and The Ugly

> If the call quality is poor, it is appropriate to ask to reschedule the interview.

Spot on. I know how tough it can be when you're an interviewer dealing with somebody who has a bad connection - it takes so much mental energy to just understand what they're saying that it's tough to process whether you want to hire them. As a result, when I'm a candidate, I always make sure the audio and video are working well when I start. I have a Jabra conference room speakerphone that I use, and on the off chance that's not working, I have a headset I can grab. As a backup to my backup, I've got another laptop nearby.

If a candidate is told they have a bad connection and given the opportunity to fix it but refuses, it's at the very least poor judgement about the importance of communicating clearly at work. I don't want to work in a remote environment with someone who doesn't think it's a problem to be staticky/jittery/etc. in meetings.