The document provides 10 tips for succeeding at a telephone interview. The tips advise taking the telephone interview seriously, ensuring your voice and resume properly represent you, taking notes during the interview, keeping records of all interviews, dressing professionally even if remote, practicing for the interview, treating it with the same politeness as an in-person interview, using vocal techniques like smiling to change your tone, and reviewing your resume to ensure you discuss relevant details. The overall message is that telephone interviews require the same level of professionalism and preparation as in-person interviews.

1. 10 Simple Tips
for succeeding
at a telephone
interview

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Tip 1.
• The telephone interview isn`t
a joke. Take it seriously.

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Tip 2
You`re voice and resume are
all they can see. Make sure
they represent you!

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• This one should be common
sense! Would you take a call
in a face to face interview?
Tip 3

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Tip 4
Take notes – you’re memory isn’t
perfect.

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Tip 5
Keep a job contact log so you
can keep track of where you had
a telephone Interview or a face to
face one.

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Tip 6
Dress to Impress! Even if the only
one who will see is you and your
pets.

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Tip 7
Practice makes perfect.

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Tip 8
Treat a telephone interview the
same way you’d treat a face to
face. Be polite.

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Tip 9
Something as simple as a smile
can change your voice.

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Tip 10
The one thing they know about
you is your resume. Make sure
you’re on the same page.

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Good Luck with your telephone interview!