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"Interview Strategies: Telephone Interviews, Without the Hang-Ups"

In the news: "In this economy, prospective employers are looking to save money wherever possible, and telephone interviews can be a cost-effective way to screen candidates before deciding on face-to-face interviews. Just because the interviewer can't see you doesn't mean you should take phone interviews less seriously, because they are often a make-or-break situation for job candidates, warn consultants Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass. They discuss how to handle phone interviews if opportunity comes calling on you."

Talking points include:

SCHEDULING

TECHNOLOGY

GET PREPARED BEFORE THE INTERVIEW

TONE OF VOICE

A SHORT SCRIPT CAN HELP AT THE BEGINNING

LISTEN!

USUAL RULES APPLY

THE CLOSE

BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT

FOLLOW UP

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Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 19 January 2010. Copyright 2009.  ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).