Telephone Interviews

[WarwickHunt]

Hi mate, listen there's some chancers above so disregard their advice.

I know that you reached out for me personally when you wrote this and you were right to - I've interviewed over the telephone for ten years now, recruiting for such glamourous FTSE top companies such as Schneide and Schneider, Delzmarsux Corp and The Shivering Apple.

Time is a precious commodity so I'm not going to waste any of it and hopefully this will be a lesson as you have to be dynamic my friend, you got that: DYNAMIC. So here's a top three list.

1 - Set the scene. You want to seduce your interviewers year as a delegate so its very important you set the scene for the interview correctly. You are going to need some background music for that. Now must would opt for generic parlour music but that's so 2008. I'd go for something purposeful like Barry White or Groove Armada to show your energy. Experiment with it by phoning 999 and asking them for their feedback on both music choice and correct volume.

2 - Let them know you're a man in demand. OK this guy who is doing the phone interview isn't just interviewing you mate. No siree. He's got a list of willing arse kissers that day for the position you gotta make yours. So turn the tables a bit and state early on that you are awaiting two other calls about executive positions that day. After about five minutes of your interview apologise and place the interviewer on hold. Lets not go overboard and just do it for a minute. OK back to it as though nothing has happened - he's got the message. Then right as you think they're closing up announce a second call coming through and place them on hold but this time for no less than fifteen minutes. When you take it off call and go into the remaining part of the interview tell them that was another telephone interview and you've been offered the job so they're going to have to up their game if they want you truly to be their man.

3 - Don't be submissive and I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T. A good interview is a two way process and any goo interview knows this. Do you think they want a wet submissive fish for their company? Hell NO! So for most of the questions show that you can engage people even over the phone and repeat the question back to the interviewer word by word. Tell them that you would be interested to know how they would answer the question too as you're profiling them to see if they're the right company for you to work for. Give it a shot and marvel at the results.

Hope these proved of use to you pal. Normally I'd charge thousands but this one is on the house as its the season of goodwill.

Go get em tiger.

Copied and pasted and saved in 'my documents' for future reference. Might as well, next time he will charge. 1-0 Warwick.

 

[tonyhorne]

Presumably if you get the job it will involve dealing with clients etc. over the phone quite a bit?

They probably want to hear how you sound. What is your telephone voice like? Business like or do you breath heavy down the phone and sniff a lot?

Practice not saying the same phrase every time you are thinking. "D'ya know what I mean", "At the end of the day", "and so on", "err" every 30 seconds will start to grate with any listener.

Good luck and let us know how it goes....

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Have a narrative around your CV at hand.

Usually, they'll have notes on your telephone interview accompanying your CV at Interview.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Submissive fish? What the [Poor language removed].

Mike Di Scale

found another pic of you and Mick nick btw

 

[Pat's Van]

Submissive fish? What the [Poor language removed].

Mike Di Scale

found another pic of you and Mick nick btw

fkn L he's got a shemagh on there, don't let Nik see it !!!

 

[GwladysBlue]

Thank you for your replies everyone, much appreciated.

 

[Fensta]

If in doubt, bullsh*t your way through it, Lie, lie, and lie again.

 

[Minimeister]

Ask them what they're wearing and breathe heavily.

 

[BlueLlama]

I had a phone IV for a teaching job in Columbia years ago. Woman doing it had such a dirty voice I ended up discreetly knocking one out.

Didn't get the job

 

[Deloodid]

ive had 2 telephone interviews, both times i got a mate with a better telephone manner than me to do it.

 

[Pat's Van]

Thank you for your replies everyone, much appreciated.

no worries me old flump

good luck x

 

[Del]

Keep asking them to repeat the question even when they haven't asked you one