Due to the overwhelming response most job postings get, many organizations choose to screen applicants in telephone interviews in order to narrow the pool of candidates. This often goes for internal ...

There is a lot about the conventional HR playbook that I disapprove of but telephone interviews are not one of the items on that list. They are a pretty good idea, as long as they are handled ...

It’s tough to pitch your potential value to an organization over the course of a short phone call. Perhaps more challenging than the time constraint is the fact that you can’t use nonverbal cues to ...

As president of Powerhouse Planning LLC, I've heard my fair share of the good, the bad and the ugly in phone interviews. This past week, I was pumped about a phone interview I was going to have with a ...

Ever more companies are using phone interviews for both remote and on-site roles. But for candidates, they can be daunting. You might feel uneasy about the lack of face-to-face interaction—no body ...

Companies are increasingly choosing to use a phone interview at the early stages of screening candidates, before inviting them on-site for in-person interviews. This is a way to efficiently screen ...

Whether it's in an office, at a cafe, over the phone, or on the moon (that's where NASA interviews candidates, right?), job interviews are not exactly on top of most people's fun lists. Well, maybe if ...

Job interviews can be an intimidating experience. When the interview takes place over the phone, it can be even trickier. Awkward silences seem to be magnified, and you can’t rely on the interviewer’s ...

One advantage of a phone interview is that you can’t be seen — which means you can use plenty of notes. You can prepare notes about the company, notes about the interviewer, key points you want to ...

How should you prepare for a phone interview? What are the most common phone interview questions? And how can you stand out during a phone interview? Our phone interview tips walk you through the ...

Congratulations! You’ve been invited to interview with a firm. With increasing frequency, firms are conducting first interviews by telephone. That first telephone interview is your one chance to ...

With first impressions being extremely important, phone interviews are undoubtedly an awkward time for most of us. Being worried about interrupting the other person or saying something you shouldn’t ...