| Telephone interview tips can help you land your dream | | | | and that will allow you plenty of time to talk. Your |
| job. How? The amount of telephone job interviews | | | | interviewer may request to conduct the interview |
| conducted by employers has dramatically risen over | | | | through a video conferencing system on the computer. |
| the past five years and the trend shows no signs of | | | | This is fine, but there could be technical difficulties if |
| slowing. This is mainly due to the fact that employers | | | | you don't make sure you are up and running ahead of |
| are searching for ideal candidates who live out of | | | | time. |
| town, not just those who live locally. Chances are that | | | | Make sure you set aside plenty of time for your |
| you may have to "attend" a telephone interview. When | | | | interview. You never want to abruptly halt an interview |
| you do, these tips will help you out. | | | | or disrupt it in any way. One of the best telephone |
| Keep in mind that an interview conducted over the | | | | interview tips that you can follow involves getting into |
| phone is just as important as one conducted in an | | | | an ideal frame of mind before the interview. Schedule |
| office. You need to prepare for your interview just as | | | | time before the interview to relax. Take steps to limit |
| you would any other interview. Review questions and | | | | disruptions. Take the call in a private room located |
| practice your answers in front of a mirror or with a | | | | away from kids, animals and other potential |
| friend. Make a list of questions you want to ask. You | | | | distractions. |
| might also want to study up on the employer you are | | | | Try to speak up and pronounce your words clearly. |
| interviewing with. | | | | Remember; the quality of your voice is your first and |
| Always keep your resume and the classified job ad in | | | | only impression. Speak passionately, but avoid |
| front of you during the interview. This will keep vital | | | | becoming too animated or excited. This could make it |
| information within reach. Avoid preparing a pile of | | | | difficult for the interviewer to understand you. |
| documents. If you have a stack of papers in front of | | | | Another great tip is to dress for a telephone interview |
| you, you will be tempted to browse through papers | | | | just as you would in an in-office interview. While no |
| which will create a noisy distraction during your | | | | one will actually see you, you will feel more |
| interview. It will be very difficult extracting information | | | | professional and your voice will convey this. |
| from a huge pile anyway. The key is to keep it simple. | | | | Telephone interview tips will only help you if you have |
| If at all possible, use a home phone line for the | | | | time to prepare beforehand. If an employer cold calls |
| interview. Cell phones can be unreliable. A home phone | | | | you and asks to do an interview on the spot, politely |
| is both more reliable and free of static. Set aside time | | | | ask if you can call back at a better time. Always give |
| for the interview. Make sure you are in a quiet place | | | | a time when you will call back. |