The Phone Interview

[burbuja0512]

Sometimes when you think you didn't do a great job, it's true, but other times you are just second-guessing yourself. That being said, I totally agree with the other comments regarding every interview being a learning experience. It feels SO painful when you don't ace the interview and land the dream job, but there really are others out there. Maybe this dud is just the important prep for the best job that's coming up soon.

My trick on phone interviews is to write down a list of accomplishments that you'd like to bring up.. if you're at a loss for words, perhaps there is a way to work one of those into a story or in an answer to a question. I also love Scorched's suggestions about doing your homework about them and having multiple versions of your resume. Just make sure that you have the version that they do so you can reference it while you're on the call.

Remember.. over the phone is tough because you don't have the advantage of the face-to-face contact, but you DO have the advantage of them not being able to see you! Use this to your advantage and have tons of notes and cheats written down. Just make sure that what you say doesn't sound canned. Be natural and use the notes to make you more confident, not to replace your pre-call homework.