Skip the Zoom Background. Even if you avoid the lure of the beach as your virtual background or the uber-mod office, interviewers tell me virtual backgrounds can be distracting.

Scientists Find This Background Makes Colleagues Think You're Incompetent. Published Sep 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT. By . Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK.

Another important factor, however, was the person’s demeanor in each shot. “We found that generally smiling makes you look more trustworthy and competent, no matter what the background,” he ...

If you’re working from home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and your company uses Zoom for teleconferencing, you can hide your mess using Zoom’s Virtual Background feature.

Background CD Grant Wilfley explains how non-principal work helps teach and prepare actors and is a good way to supplement their résumé.