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3 Ways To Prepare For A Telephone Interview

<p>Since you’re reading this article&comma; you must have already received an offer for a telephone interview&period; Congratulations&excl; And to have the sense to prepare for it – good on you&excl; Telephone interviews are sometimes harder than a real face-to-face interview because you will have to somehow communicate your personality and enthusiasm through your voice&period; These tips may seem like common-sense&comma; but sometimes common-sense is easily forgotten…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So here are four things you mustn’t forget while preparing for a telephone interview&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>1&rpar; Review your CV&sol;Application Form And Highlight Relevance<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Orientate yourself with what the company’s looking for&comma; what the position you applied for entails and read through what you’ve sent to them&period; Applying with CVs and cover letters can mean that your application may be strong but generic&period; This is an opportunity to prove why you would be a great fit with them&comma; so make sure you read through what you’ve written and are prepared to add in that little extra&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For example if you applied for marketing work experience&comma; highlight your interest and how you’ve pursued it by drawing attention to the relevant skills e&period;g&period; ability to think laterally from involvement in an activity&period; By doing so you would be preparing responses to potential questions and prepping your own mind for the interview – win-win&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>2&rpar; Prepare Your Interview Haven<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>It’s easy to forget this&comma; but make sure that you have planned and made ready the space that you’re going to use for the interview&period; Ensuring that it’s clean&comma; spacious and free of distractions means that you can fully focus on the interview process and give it your best&period; So tell your friends beforehand&comma; set your mobile on silent and use a landline – a more stable connection means that you don’t have to worry about losing the interviewer halfway or having to watch out for your phone credit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Have a glass of water  along with your notes will ensure that you are confident and stress-free in this little haven&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>3&rpar; Be Polite&comma; Courteous And Enthusiastic<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Every interviewer will expect you to be slightly nervous but don’t forget your manners and interview etiquette&excl; Remember that all he&sol;she has to go on will be your voice&comma; so don’t cut them off halfway through a sentence in the midst of your eagerness to get your point across&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Be respectful and polite&comma; even though they may ask you questions which put you on the spot – they just want to see how you deal with difficulties&comma; so breathe and ask them to repeat the question again before you gather your thoughts and answer&period; Don’t try to force enthusiasm in your voice&comma; as you relax and get into the swing of things&comma; your enthusiasm will show but if you need a little help&comma; think of something positive and as you begin to smile&comma; your voice will reflect that&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>4&rpar; Checklist And Research<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>as you go through the interview&comma; have a checklist of the experiences that you wish to talk about which correspond to the company’s values and as to what they are looking for in an employee&period; Use that checklist to answer the questions and to ensure that you’ve managed to present a complete picture of yourself to them&period; Use your checklists and research to convince the telephone interviewer that your disembodied voice is exactly what they’re looking for&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So preparing for a telephone interview is a mix of mental preparation – getting into the frame of mind suitable for it – and physical preparation&period; Don’t think that just because the telephone interviewer can’t see your face&comma; that the interview will be easier&period; Rather&comma; preparation is still necessary to ensure that you are able to present yourself fully and truly&period; Just keep calm and smile&comma; that’s the ultimate key to it&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Do you have any other ways to prepare for a telephone interview&quest; What is the most important advice that you’ve received&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5>Featured images&colon;<&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"license">License&colon; Creative Commons<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"source">image source<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Samantha Ong is an avid foodie and dinner party hostess who writes on a number of topics from organizing parties&comma; fashion and the odd legal article&period; She studies law and dabbles in a bit of everything&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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