Do not take for granted a telephone job interview because it’s equally important as in-person interview to impress your next employer. They will not bother to call you if they think you’re not up to par with the job based on your application and your resume. Do not disappoint him or her by sounding sloppy, reckless, and disorganized when answering questions even to set time for you to visit the office in person.

To some people, a telephone job interview may be easy; but for majority of applicants, even some with extensive experience, the process is still intimidating at best. If you think you belong to the crowd, it doesn’t hurt to practice a telephone job interview by asking a friend or a family member to do a mock interview with you. Ask them to prepare typical questions that an interviewer might ask, but don’t ask them to divulge the list of questions they’ve prepared to ask you. Record the mock interview and note the points for improvement in your tone or in your ability to answer questions swiftly and convincingly.

There are set of common questions that all interviewers would want to ask in a telephone job interview. It pays to know these questions in advance so that when they are asked to you, you can answer quickly and convincingly to your interviewer. It also helps to put your resume within reach all the time because most of the questions in an interview pertain to your resume contents. Some common discussions in a phone interview could pertain to your previous job experience, characteristics, and your top skill relevant to the company.

That’s why it’s relevant for you to go the extra mile to research about the company you want to work for. Inform yourself about the business, the company’s vision, and check for departments in the company in which you think you can help improve your skills. It’s easy for you to determine what skills you want to present to the interviewer if you know which point of improvement you can help the company with.

Finally: make the interviewer feel that his or her company is the only company you applied to by not asking stupid question like ‚ÄúWhat job am I applying for again?‚Äù To avoid sounding like an idiot, it’s better to list the companies you sent resumes to with its contact person, the job you’re eyeing for, and its corresponding qualifications. Have this list within your reach so that you know which company and which application you sent out to the minute the interviewer introduce herself or himself to you in a telephone job interview.