| More and more employers are screening their job | | | | talk with the recruiter. It is like having an 'open-note' |
| applicants via phone interviews. Such interviews are | | | | exam. In case the recruiter calls you at a bad time, you |
| used to clarify and verify information found in resumes. | | | | should be prepared to tell her when you will be |
| Plus, it allows recruiters to get to know the applicants | | | | available for the phone interview. |
| better. Many interviewers are also using phone | | | | So, what are the things that you need to remember |
| conversations with applicants to determine if they are | | | | during a job phone interview? First, you need to make |
| fit for the position and if they will be considered for | | | | sure that you are in a quiet and comfortable location. |
| further interviews or tests. With the popularity of Voice | | | | How will your interviewer hear the things that you are |
| over Internet Protocol, many companies are more | | | | saying if you are in a bar or in a concert while being |
| open about conducting initial interviews of applicants | | | | interviewed? Next, make sure that nobody will be able |
| from other states or even from other countries online | | | | to interrupt you while on the phone. In order to make |
| or through phone. As an applicant, it is important that | | | | your voice sound louder and clearer, it is better if you |
| you are ready for phone or online interviews, | | | | stand up during your entire conversation. Moreover, |
| particularly because it is becoming an indispensible part | | | | even if your interviewer does not see your face, you |
| of the screening process. Here are some tips that can | | | | should smile. Believe it or not, when you are smiling, |
| prepare you for phone interviews. | | | | your interviewer will sense it through the voice and |
| Phone interviews are usually impromptu. The recruiter | | | | manner of answering. |
| will not call you to say that she will be conducting an | | | | One of the most common mistakes that people |
| interview the following day or next week. When the | | | | commit in a job phone interview is not getting a pen |
| recruiter calls, you need to be ready to answer his or | | | | and paper. It is important that you write down the |
| her questions. Thus, you need to be always prepared. | | | | name of the interviewer and his or her contact details. |
| As soon as you submit your job application, it is vital | | | | In order for your phone interview to be smooth, make |
| that you learn more about the company and the | | | | sure that you have the copy of the resume and |
| position that you are applying for. The advantage of a | | | | application form that you submitted to the company in |
| phone interview over a one-on-one interview is that | | | | front of you. |
| you can look at your notes and materials while you | | | | |