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