Should you create a separate Zoom account for job interviews? Learn when it helps, when it is overkill, and how to protect your privacy without making interviews harder.
Usually yes if the alternative is a work-managed Zoom license. Learn when a personal Zoom account is fine, when guest join is cleaner, and how to protect your privacy during interviews.
Should you use a separate Google Meet account for job interviews? Learn when a clean account helps, when guest mode is enough, and how to avoid calendar, profile, and browser mix-ups.
Usually yes, if the alternative is a work-managed Google account. But for many candidates, the cleanest setup is a personal browser session or guest join with a tidy personal profile and calendar.
Should you use a separate Microsoft Teams account for job interviews? Learn when a dedicated account helps, when guest mode is better, and how to keep your job search private.
Usually yes if it keeps interviews separate from your employer, but many job seekers are better off joining Teams as a guest in a clean personal browser. Here is how to choose the lowest-friction, lowest-risk setup.
Maybe, but not always. Learn when a separate LinkedIn account helps for job interviews, when it creates unnecessary friction, and what privacy-conscious job seekers should do instead.
Usually no. Learn why a work LinkedIn account can create visibility, access, and boundary problems during job applications, plus the safer setup most job seekers should use instead.
Should you use your work LinkedIn account for job interviews? Learn why employer visibility, browser overlap, profile signals, and account-control issues usually make a work-linked setup the wrong choice.
Usually no. A separate LinkedIn account for job applications only helps in narrow cases; for most job seekers, cleaning up one profile and separating contact channels works better.