Psych Up/Calm Down Video: Preparing For an Interview
Statement of Purpose
I created a video that helps break down important things that come with preparing for an interview. During stress, a person can forget or overlook some simple things to remember due to nerves. I wanted to create an aesthetically pleasing, simple video that had a calming tone to it. In my video I cover many topics, one of them being clothing. In this section, I go over the various factors to consider when choosing the right outfit. I go over how certain clothes are inappropriate for a job interview and what to take into account such as weather, type of job, and having multiple options just in case. I also go over some important tips of what to do before an interview and during the interview and the importance of doing those things. One of them is bringing questions to an interview because it helps you gain more information, but it also shows initiative on your part to the employer. I also go over other things to remember to do like maintaining eye contact and giving a firm handshake, as well as ways to show I’m paying attention. I presented these things in a manner to almost be a checklist. You may make a mental checklist to remember something, but as I said before, you can forget or overlook things due to nerves. This video serves as a physical checklist that would normally be a mental checklist. The way that I created my video was with the intention of doing it in a relaxed way that wasn’t overwhelming. I split the video up into sections as well to help with organization as well as making sure it didn’t feel overwhelming. I wanted the video to flow smoothly and be easy to follow. The video, as I stated above, is set in cool tones to be presented in an aesthetically pleasing manner that isn’t too complicated, overwhelming, chaotic, or stressful. I debated putting music in the background but I felt that because I had a voiceover, it would sound too crowded with background music as well, however if I didn’t have the voiceover I definitely would have included background music. I used Canva to help me design this. I created multiple slides that morphed into a video as it is being created so I could create it slide by slide or section by section. This also allowed me to record each slide individually so it could be timed right.
