I'd done a lot of interviews in my day, but never on a video call. It's not like I hadn't made video calls before, so I thought it would be pretty straightforward. But what I quickly discovered is that virtual interviews are a bit of a different ballgame. It started off well enough. I opened the job posting in my cover letter in separate tabs, and then went to brush my hair and put on my interview shirt. It felt strangely fancy to wear at home, but I mean, it was still a job interview. I went back to my computer and opened the app to join the call. But it said I needed to download the latest version. It took a good five minutes to download with me panicking the whole time, of course. But it turns out I had somehow gotten the time wrong. So I wasn't even late. A bit of unnecessary stress right before an interview, though. Last time, I'll check that everything works the day before. And then maybe again, the day of the call. A little into the interview, the connection got all glitchy, so I totally missed what she was saying. And then her daughter ran into the room so she muted herself. But then she forgot to unmute. Classic. I had to tell her, which was slightly awkward. But I guess at this point, we're all kind of used to it, right? As the end of the call, my cat jumped onto my laptop and it turned completely off. And then it wouldn't turn on. I panicked for a second, but then I realized I could just use my phone. I sent her a quick email to let her know and texted the number in her email signature. I didn't want her to think I had disappeared. So with the app on my phone, I called her back and we wrapped up. I thought it must have been the messiest interview she'd ever had. But I still got the job and we kind of had to laugh about it. I guess it doesn't matter how many of these you've done. We're all still figuring it out.