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Telephone Job Interview Preparation Tips
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW BACKGROUND Telephone interviews are quite common in today's job market. They are offered for a variety of reasons including cost savings, screening of candidates and out-of-town applicants. To successfully navigate the phone interview, it is important to have a solid game plan in place for preparation. The following 8 quick tips will help prepare yourself for a successful call. 8 QUICK TELEPHONE INTERVIEW PREPARATION TIPS 1. DO SOME RESEARCH 2. ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS 3. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE 4. DO A SOUND CHECK 5. FIND YOUR LOCATION 6. ORGANIZE YOUR PAPERS 7. GATHER YOUR WRITING TOOLS 8. ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS CONCLUSION This article can be read online directly at: http://www.worktree.com/newsletter/telephone-interview-preparation.html Sincerely, Nathan Newberger is the job and career expert at http://www.WorkTree.com Nathan has over 10 years experience in staffing and human resources. He has worked both as a recruiter and career counselor. Mr. Newberger has been the Managing Editor at http://www.WorkTree.com for the past 5 years and his articles have helped thousands of job seekers. Permission is granted to use reproduce this article but credit must be given to the author and also a direct link to http://www.WorkTree.com The article content cannot be altered.
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