How To Prepare for Phone Interviews

How To Prepare for Phone Interviews First stage interviews by phone or Skype are very common these days. It’s a cost-effective way to screen candidates in the initial stages of a recruitment process.Some of my clients find phone interviews harder than in-person ones, as they can’t see the interviewer’s reaction. At the same time, the first interview in many companies is always conducted on the phone, so it is good to be prepared!Here are some tips that I hope will help you:eval2. Make sure you won’t be interrupted, and be sure to charge your phone in advance. It’s happened to me a few times that a candidate’s phone battery died during the interview because they forgot to charge it. This doesn’t create a good impression.2. Do your research and prepare your answers to typical interview questions, as you’d do for an in-person interview. Many phone interviews are just brief phone screens with a recruiter, to find out if you have the minimum experience required for the job. However, sometimes during this fir st interview you might find yourself on the phone for an hour and are expected to answer detailed questions about your previous roles and achievements. Make sure you have relevant examples prepared using the STAR format Lastly, as you obviously can’t judge reactions in the same way as when you’re face-to-face with an interviewer, it might be useful to ask questions such as, “Do you want me to go into more detail?”Remember to also ask them some good questions and send a thank you note after your interview to reiterate your interest in the role.