Opportunity Calls Before Knocking
Graber offered some suggestions to successfully make this increasingly common first-cut. "Listen to yourself on calls. Are you enunciating well Do you say 'like' or 'you know' as filler in your conversation Would you hire yourself based on your speech pattern"
In preparation for a phone interview, Graber advises the following:
- Don't use a cell phone.
- Pull up the company web site on your computer in advance of the call.
- Never put the caller on hold. Defeat call-waiting. Mute the ringer.
- Keep your resume in reach.
- Write down the names of those on the call as soon as you hear them (use a pad and pencil to avoid key-taps which can be distracting and might be interpreted as a lack of attention).
- Listen to questions, don't interrupt. Avoid clich expressions such as, "to make a long story short."
- If you think you are talking too much, you probably are.
- When ending, ask what is the next step in the process and what the time frame might be.
- Thank everyone by name.
"With text messaging becoming so popular, it is easy for anyone to get sloppy about their verbal conversation skills," Graber says. "But with phone screening becoming so important, it pays to practice your telephone presentation and prepare adequately for this 'faceless' first interview."
About the company: WallStJobs.com (http://www.wallstjobs.com), the premier recruiting source exclusively for financial service professionals, is a member of the Jobosaurus family of uniquely specialized recruiting sites.
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Opportunity Calls Before Knocking
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