a day of phone interviews – experience it for yourself! by Alison Green on June 10, 2010 Today I did a slew of phone interviews for an open position and thought you guys might find it interesting to peek into the hiring process from the employer’s side. This is pretty typical of how a day of phone interviews go. The position I’m hiring for is an entry-level job, doing administrative work that isn’t […] Read the full article →
36 phone interviews in 3 days by Alison Green on February 28, 2010 A reader writes: I applied for an IT position at the university here and a week or so after the posting ended received a request for a phone interview, which I happily accepted. I was told to expect a 15-20 minute interview scheduled on the half hour. The interviewers called on schedule and quickly ran […] Read the full article →
how to prepare for a phone interview by Alison Green on February 4, 2010 I’m always amazed by how often I can tell that a candidate hasn’t really prepared for a phone interview. Laziness aside, preparing takes a lot of the stress out of the experience and lets you answer the phone feeling confident and possibly even excited. Here’s what I recommend you do to prepare. Ideally, you’d do […] Read the full article →
why do you sound surprised when I call you for our scheduled phone interview? by Alison Green on June 30, 2009 There’s a weird behavior going around, and I have to say, I think I’ve only seen it in people under 30. We have a specific time scheduled for a phone interview. I call you at that exact time, precisely on the dot because I’m neurotic that way. You answer after quite a few rings and […] Read the full article →
phone interviews: the sanity check by Alison Green on April 21, 2009 I don’t know how I didn’t know about Rands in Repose until just now, but somehow I didn’t. Go read the Sanity Check, his brilliant essay on phone interviews! Read the full article →
6 reasons you failed the phone interview by Alison Green on September 2, 2008 Last week, I wrote about reasons your resume might end up in my trash. This week, let’s assume you’ve made it past the initial resume screening and now are at the phone interview stage. Here are some ways to quickly fail the phone interview: 1. Not displaying a grasp of what the job is all […] Read the full article →