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10 Simple Tips
for succeeding
at a telephone
interview
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 1.
• The telephone interview isn`t
a joke. Take it seriously.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 2
You`re voice and resume are
all they can see. Make sure
they represent you!
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
• This one should be common
sense! Would you take a call
in a face to face interview?
Tip 3
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 4
Take notes – you’re memory isn’t
perfect.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
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.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 6
Dress to Impress! Even if the only
one who will see is you and your
pets.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 7
Practice makes perfect.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 8
Treat a telephone interview the
same way you’d treat a face to
face. Be polite.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 9
Something as simple as a smile
can change your voice.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Tip 10
The one thing they know about
you is your resume. Make sure
you’re on the same page.
Planet4iT – First Contact for IT
www.planet4it.com
Good Luck with your telephone interview!

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Telephone interview tips

  • 1. 10 Simple Tips for succeeding at a telephone interview
  • 2. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 1. • The telephone interview isn`t a joke. Take it seriously.
  • 3. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 2 You`re voice and resume are all they can see. Make sure they represent you!
  • 4. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com • This one should be common sense! Would you take a call in a face to face interview? Tip 3
  • 5. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 4 Take notes – you’re memory isn’t perfect.
  • 6. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com 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.
  • 7. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 6 Dress to Impress! Even if the only one who will see is you and your pets.
  • 8. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 7 Practice makes perfect.
  • 9. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 8 Treat a telephone interview the same way you’d treat a face to face. Be polite.
  • 10. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 9 Something as simple as a smile can change your voice.
  • 11. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Tip 10 The one thing they know about you is your resume. Make sure you’re on the same page.
  • 12. Planet4iT – First Contact for IT www.planet4it.com Good Luck with your telephone interview!