Tips To Get Success In Telephonic Interview

A Few Tips - To Get Success In Telephonic Interview:

It’s quite common in most of the companies to conduct telephonic interview and it’s a part of initial screening process. The goal of a telephonic interview is to access your knowledge & skills required for any particular opportunity.  Usually a company may call you primarily or if you are done with first level of interview with them. Doesn't matter what it may be... remember telephonic interview is not more than preliminary screening. So you need to be careful when you get a interview call. Here are few aspects that you can go after when you are interviewed through telephone.

·         Be ready to take the interview call when it comes:

Foremost thing to note is to make yourself calm and comfortable. If you are in a distressing place or if there is situation that you can be disturbed, then try to make your phone interview to reschedule to some other time. If you cannot delay ask them, if you can call them back or tell them about your current situation.

·         Keep the documents ready at your fingertips:

You just need to make sure to carry all the required details including CV and requirement information for the job particular.

·         Prepare well & focus on your voice:

You should not take interview call for granted. Be careful and speak clearly, use positive language, have smiling tone. Never smoke or eat when your interviewer is conversing with you.

Try to give thorough answers to interviewer. Such answers may impress your interviewer and may increase your chance of getting job.

Always remember to take notes of what an interviewer says. This may assist you in the official/onsite interview.

·         Finally do not panic:

Always remember that an interviewer through telephone will not expect you to be too perfect. But making yourself perfect will impress him!. Make sure that you did not miss any information and make them understand that you are looking promising to the specified job.

If possible you should send/email a thank you note in writing.  Make sure to add value to your thank you note & make a point to go over your strengths and value you may bring to that position. 

The above steps will direct you successfully all the way through the interview call. Remember, do not leave your interview to chance – prepare well for success!

Please share if you have gone through any telephonic interview recently, how was your experience.  Please leave your notes/suggestion in comments section. We would love to hear your experience.