Yes, I really just used a Lady GaGa song as a title to this post. Yes, yes I really did.
But anyway...
Telephones. Now I normally (surprisingly) do not use my phone that much. I used to be obsessed with texting (let's face it, I still text a lot) and I never called anyone. I have certainly gotten over that and now call people more rather than text them... but I still hate phones.
Now I got an opportunity to have a "phone interview" (haven't had it yet though). I have never had a phone interview and I'm not too sure how these work. Do I feel more comfortable sitting in my house, talking on my phone? Why yes, I do. Do I feel comfortable doing this while talking to a complete stranger? No. I do wish I could interview in person, since I am actually good at interviews, when they are face to face. I can talk to anyone face to face, yet put a phone to my ear... oh boy. Can't do it! I don't know what it is, but it makes me nervous.
Now this phone interview... what am I suppose to do? I can't look like I am engaged in the conversation and charm them with my smile. I feel as though, more than half the time, I get the job, or whatever, is because I can keep eye contact and I can keep the conversation going (and I am outgoing about it too). But on the phone... no one can see my eye contact and outgoing-ness (well, they could hear it) unless I look in a mirror the whole time and pretend... which would be weird.
This really is just me being anxious... and nervous, really nervous...
So I guess what I am saying is... anyone have some tips for a good phone interview?
:)
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Phone interviews ARE odd--actually INTERVIEWS are odd. The best advice I have is to take advantage of doing "mock interviews" through providers like the BSC Career Center. That said, w/ phone interviews, my advice is to keep your answers concise and to the point. You don't have the eye contact & body language to play off, so you have to err on the side of brevity on this. Good luck w/ the interview!!!
ReplyDeleteBTW, soon enough we'll be doing video calls via Skype for these interviews--the advantages of f2f interviews without the expense of the travel...