In the Get Interviews, Get Hired Now! interview success guide, being prepared for your next telephone interview is the second step in the interview process. If you are well prepared for your telephone interview, you’re on your way to a great on site interview with your prospective employer. Depending on the employer, telephone interviewers might ask many of the questions you would be asked in an on site / in person interview.

Here are some quick telephone interview tips:

• Have your resume close by the phone so you can use it as a point of reference.

• Highlight your resume so you can easily select some of your greatest accomplishments and strengths, then find them at a glance.

• If you’re returning a phone call from a potential employer, be ready just in case s/he wants to do phone interview right away.

• Think about answers to questions involving compensation and benefit expectations. Be aware that sometimes employers will use salary as a way to exclude applicants.

• Don’t fumble over your answers. This is especially important when it is about leaving a position in which you worked. If this is a sticking point for you, practice before the interview.

Here are some other items you will want to think about:

• Your interviewer may ask you to talk about your relationships with your supervisors. The interviewer may ask you to describe what it was like to work with a particular supervisor or how you viewed your supervisor’s performance. Be careful what you say. You don’t want to be looked upon as a complainer or someone ready to throw your boss under the bus!!

• Be ready to describe the circumstances in which you arrived, the challenges you inherited in each position and what you did to change things.

• You might be asked to mention personal mistakes you made while in a position. Develop a strategy that emphasizes the positive rather than the negative.

• Be ready to address and answer questions your interviewer has about the job expectations, duties, challenges, and how you will be able to exceed expectations.

Of course there are many more interview tips and techniques that you can use that will work to your benefit. These are a good place to start. You want to make sure that you are prepared before your interview. You’ll be fine if you practice, practice, practice!

Patricia Erickson writes high impact resumes for job seekers and career changers hoping to get interviews. She has a 99+% client satisfaction and success rating and guarantee results or will rewrite the resume at no charge.

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