Telephone Interview

There are millions and millions of words in the English language and about a dozen of words that mean the same thing or something slightly different, they are known as synonyms. How you say your words will whether increase your chances of getting a job or decrease your chances. There are certain words that you can say at particular times to give your interviewer or employer a better impression of who you are and what you bring to the table. For example, if the interviewer asks you to describe yourself in four or five words, which is quite typical because they want to get an initial impression of whom you are as a person, it would be wise to use words to really bring out your true assets instead of saying the first five words that come into your head or worse yet, overused regurgitated words that has been used thousands of times.

Instead of saying the words, good teamwork, you can say team oriented or instead of saying hard working you can say self-motivated or disciplined. Even though the words means practically the same thing, their are certain words that sound better to the interviewer and there are certain words that are both bland and overused. Saying you are hard working sounds like you are trying to validate that you are hard worker and when the interviewer listens to those words a trigger goes off in his head and doubt begins to sink in. This is because almost every person uses those exact words to get a job and every other employee that was hired on probably lied that they were a hard worker; when you say those words the employer will make a false consumption and relate you to those workers that lied and did not do there work. This will give you a false bad impression that you do not want. Now replace hard working with disciplined, they mean relatively the same thing but the second one describes you a lot better and makes you sound more professional. When the telephone interviewer hears those words, he will make a good assumption and think you are professional in your work.

As you can see a change of one word can change a lot. If you were to change your whole vocabulary or engage in intelligent word play during the entire interview, your chances or getting a follow-up interview or a job will skyrocket since it puts you way ahead of the pack or your competition. So next time your telephone interview is coming up practice what you are going to say in front of a mirror and come up with unique words that bests describes you because it sounds both authentic and professional.

This is one of the most essential things to have during a telephone interview. Voice or tone when speaking to the employer or manager is extremely important because it can tell them many things about who you are and whether you are confident about your abilities as a possible future employee. A must have during a telephone interview is a loud voice. This does not mean absurd loudness, where you are yelling into the phone, this will make your lose your interview really quickly. Instead, your voice should be loud enough to signify to the employer that you are confident in your skills that you can contribute to the company. The rule of thumb is that your voice should not be too loud but it should not be too quiet either because it signifies low-self esteem or trust. There are numerous ways to develop better, louder, or more confidence in your voice tonality. My favourite exercises are vocal exercises because it will develop a smoother, louder, and an range in your voice to be used at your disposal to express your emotions or opinions in a manner in which you think is appropriate.

 Vowel Sounds

Open the mouth as wide as possible for all the vowel sounds

i (eye)

1. My smile is wide as I cross the winning line

2. I cried when they scored a try

3. I’m too frightened to try and jump that high

4. I try to smile even while I am losing

The exercise above is an example of a vocal exercise. The goal of this exercise is to improve your speaking ability during everyday conversation or in this case a telephone interview.

Another topic I have to touch on concerning voice tonality in a telephone interview is stuttering. The exact antagonist of confidence in your voice tonality is stuttering. If you stutter to much in any interview let alone a telephone interview, it is almost a fact that you will not get called back and you will not be hired. Since the employer rely almost purely on the voice of the applicant to make a judgement of his/her character, it is a must that you cannot stutter during telephone interviews. The one and only way to stop stuttering on a consistent basis is to develop your inner confidence. If you look at public speakers or people in political office, that are use to speaking in front of thousands, if not millions of people, the rarely stutter. This is because they are confident in their abilities if not they would have not to be chosen in the first place. If you need help with your confidence visit this other site dedicated to becoming more social.

The most crucial part in any interview is preparation and telephone interviews are no different. There are a number of items that are absolutely essential to an telephone interview. Make sure you have clean sheets of paper, pen, calculator, your resume and the list of qualifications that your job requires, a list of accomplishments relevant to the job, research about the company, a short list of questions concerning the job and a calender. Since there is a long list of things that has to be done before a telephone interview, I will explain the necessities of each item along with how to use it to its maximum effectiveness. First the most basic of tools the paper and pen, these items are somewhat obvious, they are to record notes and important information that the interviewer mentions.

However, do not write down every single thing that the interviewer says because instead of actually focusing on the actual telephone interview, you are more focused on taking notes which will bad when the interviewer ask you an important question relevant to your job. The calculator might seem a bit “awkward” along with the rest of items but it serves more purpose than someone might think. The ideal situation where the calculator will become useful, will be when the telephone interviewer asks you quick question that deals with number, this is especially true if your telephone interviewer works for a something like a accountant firm. The resume and the list of qualifications, has to been in plain sight, because it is guaranteed they will ask you questions and hypocritical scenarios to test your awareness and understanding of the job. As for a list of accomplishments relevant to the job, this is a must for reasons that it shows the company your existing qualifications, so when they are looking for a position to be filled they will think of you first because you already have relevant experience to the job so they will have more trust in you for doing those tasks.

The research about the company, along with a short list of question is a must. The one thing I suggest is researching the companys’ goals and structure. The short questions should be directed at the companys goals and structure, but do not ever attack the companys’ standpoint because it shows you are contradicting their style corporation or organization and they will almost definitely not hire you on. Instead after asking the questions and showing the interviewer that you did your research on the company, agree with what the company is doing and try to link it back to your previous relevant experiences and successes. As for the calendar, it is used for checking dates and when you would have free time if the company has expressed interest in either doing a follow-up interview or hiring you. These are the tools that are a must for telephone interviews.

Hello and welcome to my website, telephoneinterview.org. More and more companies and corporations conducting telephone interviews because the telephone interview saves the employers’ time and eliminates candidates that are unlikely to meet the company’s expectations. This website is dedicated to helping you master telephone interviews, from proper telephone etiquettes to being well prepared for the telephone interview, there is a lot of quality tips and pointers on how to master your telephone interview and help you land a job.