Telephone Interview
Discussion
Of the phone interviews I have had they are just a relaxed pre interview. It's a sounding out stage just making sure your not a complete berk. That runs the other way too though so you should have some questions about things you want to know too; working atmosphere, career prospects, typical day etc anything you are unsure about with the roles and responsabilitys spec sheet.
If you do well both like what you hear then you will get a face to face to progress. That bit will be more technical and involved.
Good luck and dont forget to dress smart
If you do well both like what you hear then you will get a face to face to progress. That bit will be more technical and involved.
Good luck and dont forget to dress smart
There is no set expectations as each company/hiring manager/hr bod will approach it differently. For some it will be an informal chat, for others an indepth technical grilling. I personally would prepare for it as you would a formal face to face interview. Brush up on any specifics regarding the job, research the company, have a copy of your CV infront of you, prepare for any potentially tough questions etc. Despite the fact the interviewer may put you at ease, it is still a formal interview so I'd advise not to let your guard down.
escargot said:
There is no set expectations as each company/hiring manager/hr bod will approach it differently. For some it will be an informal chat, for others an indepth technical grilling. I personally would prepare for it as you would a formal face to face interview. Brush up on any specifics regarding the job, research the company, have a copy of your CV infront of you, prepare for any potentially tough questions etc. Despite the fact the interviewer may put you at ease, it is still a formal interview so I'd advise not to let your guard down.
This. For both of my last two roles I have had offers after telephone interviews only, without a face-to-face.I have worked with some of the graduate recruiters and they tenmd to leave the knowledge based questions until later stages, as the interviewer is probably fropm HR or an agenct doing the interviews with no technical knowledge.
Questions have tended to be:
Values based; What are the important things to you when choosing an employer? What do you see as your most important values in helping you in life and at work? Tell us about a time when you have stood up for something you believed in.
Competency based: the usual 'give us an example of when you have had to solve a technical problem, sorted out a disagreement, stuck at it despite things being tough, broke bad news, had a problem you couldn't solve etc.
Employer based; what do you know about the employer? They expect you to know their markets and USP (so to have been to their web site and perhaps read their anual report/marketing). Why are you applying to them rather than competitors? What do you see as the key products or gaps in the market?
Some are now using 'strengths based ' interviews where they ask you about the things you really enjopy doing and why you thionk you are good at that.
Questions have tended to be:
Values based; What are the important things to you when choosing an employer? What do you see as your most important values in helping you in life and at work? Tell us about a time when you have stood up for something you believed in.
Competency based: the usual 'give us an example of when you have had to solve a technical problem, sorted out a disagreement, stuck at it despite things being tough, broke bad news, had a problem you couldn't solve etc.
Employer based; what do you know about the employer? They expect you to know their markets and USP (so to have been to their web site and perhaps read their anual report/marketing). Why are you applying to them rather than competitors? What do you see as the key products or gaps in the market?
Some are now using 'strengths based ' interviews where they ask you about the things you really enjopy doing and why you thionk you are good at that.
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