{"id":409,"date":"2012-06-24T06:53:25","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T11:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cecsearch.com\/WordPress\/?p=409"},"modified":"2022-08-08T03:59:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T07:59:40","slug":"5-phone-interview-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/24\/5-phone-interview-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Phone Interview Questions You Will Be Asked (And Tips on How to Answer Them)"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to answer common phone interview questions<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Hiring managers don\u2019t necessarily want to spend a lot of time, money and energy interviewing every potential candidate face-to-face. So most of them fall back on the practical: phone interviews. \u00a0Do well with the phone interview, and the hiring manager will probably decide you\u2019re worth that extra effort of an in-person meeting.\u00a0 Do a poor job, and you\u2019re out.<\/p>\n

While you\u2019ll never be able to fully\u00a0 guess all the phone interview questions you\u2019ll be asked, there are several that hiring managers like to ask.\u00a0 Here are a few of the more common questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Tell me about yourself<\/strong>. Interviewers often lead with this question, and no, it isn\u2019t an ice breaker to try to make you feel more comfortable. Keep personal information out of your answer and start selling yourself for the job.\u00a0 Start with your education, hit a few highlights from your experience, and always keep in mind the job description.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Why did you apply for this job?<\/strong> The interviewer wants to gauge your level of interest. Here\u2019s a good way to answer the question: \u201cThis job is a great fit for me. My skills and background in XYZ mean that I\u2019d be successful in this role, which would benefit us both.\u201d\u00a0 Talk about how you meet their qualifications and exceed them in some way.\u00a0 (By the way: Make sure you listen carefully to the name of the company when you receive a call, especially if you\u2019ve applied for several jobs. You don\u2019t want to accidentally refer to the wrong company or job position.)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Why do you want to leave your current job? <\/strong>Or Why did you leave your last job?<\/strong> Don\u2019t get defensive with this question even if a less friendly interviewer makes it sound accusatory. All the company wants to know are the reasons why you\u2019re unemployed or looking for different work. Here\u2019s an effective and positive way to answer the question. \u201cWhile I enjoy the work environment at my current job, I feel that my role isn\u2019t challenging enough. I\u2019m looking for an opportunity to better use my skills. I believe that the position of [mention position] at [company name] will allow me to do this.\u201d\u00a0 Keep it positive and clear that you\u2019re running to<\/strong> this job, not from <\/strong>your old one.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Where do you see yourself in 5 years?<\/strong> It depends on the company (big companies have room for advancement; small ones might not\u2026answer accordingly), but you can always talk about how you expect to have developed your skills and have contributed in a meaningful way to this company.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Why should we invite you for an on-site interview?<\/strong> This is another version of:\u00a0 Why should we hire you?\u00a0 Your answer could be something like this: \u201cI really believe that I can contribute to the success of [company] and that my personal skills and values match [position] perfectly. \u00a0When we meet in person, I think you\u2019ll clearly see that I\u2019m a good fit for the company.\u201d<\/p>\n

See these extra tips for how to \u2018cheat\u2019 in a phone interview<\/a>, and make sure to get my phone interview podcast<\/a>.\u00a0 You\u2019ll do great.<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Guest post from Career Coach Peggy McKee of Career Confidential<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How to answer common phone interview questions Hiring managers don\u2019t necessarily want to spend a lot of time, money and energy interviewing every potential candidate face-to-face. So most of them fall back on the practical: phone interviews. \u00a0Do well with the phone interview, and the hiring manager will probably decide you\u2019re worth that extra effort […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogswap","category-job-seekers-tips","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecsearch.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}