| Here are several tips that helped Sarah and can help | | | | as children playing, dogs barking, or neighbors mowing |
| you to make a good impression during the next phone | | | | their lawn by closing herself off in a quiet interior room. |
| interview: | | | | She also turned off her cell phone so it would not |
| Interview Secrets Click here | | | | interrupt the interview. |
| Tip 1 - First, Sarah prepared and practiced for each | | | | Tip 3 - During the interview, Sarah kept her focus on |
| interview just as she would have done for any | | | | what was being said and how she answered each |
| in-person interview. | | | | question. |
| She researched the company and her strategy in | | | | Job Interview Skills Click here |
| answering various interview questions. She thought | | | | She listened intently to the question being asked to be |
| through how she would talk about the needs of the | | | | sure that she addressed it without getting distracted on |
| interviewer as well as her own needs. Sarah made | | | | another subject or idea. Sarah identified work habits |
| sure her answers and examples were short and | | | | and characteristics that set her apart from other |
| concise. She wanted to get right to the point since she | | | | candidates and communicated them to the interviewer. |
| did not always know how much time she would have | | | | She knew it was important to relate her relevance to |
| to prove she was the right candidate. | | | | the company and their needs early on. |
| Tip 2 - Because she was at home for a phone | | | | Tip 4 - When Sarah communicated with the |
| interview, Sarah made sure her surroundings were | | | | interviewer, she showed enthusiasm in her voice when |
| quiet. | | | | talking about the job, their company or the industry. |
| She eliminated any distracting background noise such | | | | |