| During a phone interview, do not think that just | | | | common sense, but sometime isn't done: Do your |
| because you are not sitting in front of anybody that it | | | | homework before the interview! Start off using the |
| doesn't mean that smiling and other encouraging body | | | | Internet, as this resource should provide you with |
| gestures aren't important. One of the best tips that I | | | | almost all the information you need. Begin your Internet |
| have ever received was to smile and stay positive | | | | search with Google. Google will allow you to submit the |
| during a phone interview. In reality, a lot of people like to | | | | name of the potential employer to its search engine |
| talk with their hands. If this is you, you may want to | | | | and it will provide you with any and all information |
| consider a telephone hands free set so that it frees up | | | | about the company on the net! Other sites to check |
| your hands. | | | | out include Hoover's and Yahoo Finance. If you don't |
| Another good phone interview tip that is very valuable | | | | have access to a computer and/or the Internet, you |
| is to make sure you have a good quality phone. It may | | | | can go to your local library and tell the librarian that you |
| appear crazy to even bring it up, however the better | | | | are looking for company related information. The |
| the phone you use for the interview, the better your | | | | librarian will be happy to provide you informational |
| voice will sound to the person on the other end of the | | | | sources (including the free library Internet computer), |
| line. Many years ago, people rented their telephones | | | | that will help you seem knowledgeable during your |
| from the local phone company. In today's world, people | | | | phone interview. |
| own their home phones and /or mobile phones, and | | | | Just being yourself, along with being comfortable is the |
| while a lot of people do use good quality phones, there | | | | last phone interview tip to keep in mind. Practicing for |
| are still many that are cheap and don't provide the | | | | the phone interview is one of the best ways of |
| clarity needed for a phone interview. Add this additional | | | | maintaining comfort and confident. Ask a family |
| tip to the mix: if possible, use a landline phone with a | | | | member or friend to conduct a mock interview with |
| cord and not a mobile or cordless phone. Weak or | | | | you. Call one of your friends and provide them phone |
| dead batteries, static sounds, no cell phone tower | | | | interview questions to ask you. This will allow you to |
| signals and weather obstruction can make you sound | | | | practice answering interview questions over the phone. |
| awful to the other party at the other end of the phone | | | | It makes perfect sense to practice for a phone |
| line and you may not even realize it. When doing your | | | | interview, as you know that rehearsing anything is the |
| telephone interview you want to be clear and make a | | | | best way to build your skills, and in this case your |
| great impression. Take this tip to the bank and use a | | | | phone interview skills. Please take this tip to heart as it |
| good quality landline phone. | | | | is the most important phone interview tip you will ever |
| The next phone interview tip that may seem like pure | | | | receive. |