Phone Interviews are Interviews too!

I've been phone interviewing like crazy, and the second round of interviews are starting pretty soon. I was thinking that if I were being interviewed today, and the recruiter asked me to name one of my weaknesses, I would say that I tend to build a rapport with my candidates too quickly. By the time I qualify them for the position, set up and confirm the phone interview, and call them for their scheduled time, they already feel like my BFF. Those candidates that get too comfortable tend to crash and burn in a Blaze of Glory.



Always remember that a phone interview is still an interview!! Never let yourself relax too much that you blow your chances for moving on to the next round.

Helpful hints to remember before you answer the call:

1) Don't chew gum or eat dinner or be drinking anything.
2) Use your professional phone voice! You know the one your mother used that drove you crazy.
3) Be alone so that you don't need to Shhhh... people as they pass through the room.
4) Putting me on hold is highly discouraged and frowned upon. I just may spontaneously combust the next time it happens.
5) Have your list of questions Googled already or written down. Don't wing it.
6) Have the website pulled up too. This is certainly an advantage when doing a phone interview.
7) Smile. Trust me, we can tell!! Have the same energy as you would in a face to face interview.

Good luck!