Due to the overwhelming response most job postings get, many organizations choose to screen applicants in telephone interviews in order to narrow the pool of candidates. This often goes for internal ...

Companies are increasingly choosing to use a phone interview at the early stages of screening candidates, before inviting them on-site for in-person interviews. This is a way to efficiently screen ...

Ever more companies are using phone interviews for both remote and on-site roles. But for candidates, they can be daunting. You might feel uneasy about the lack of face-to-face interaction—no body ...

There is a lot about the conventional HR playbook that I disapprove of but telephone interviews are not one of the items on that list. They are a pretty good idea, as long as they are handled ...

Whether it's in an office, at a cafe, over the phone, or on the moon (that's where NASA interviews candidates, right?), job interviews are not exactly on top of most people's fun lists. Well, maybe if ...

These days, phone interviews are an unavoidable part of the job interview process, and for good reason: They save everyone involved time and effort. But that doesn’t mean that phoners require zero ...

Job interviews can be an intimidating experience. When the interview takes place over the phone, it can be even trickier. Awkward silences seem to be magnified, and you can’t rely on the interviewer’s ...

One advantage of a phone interview is that you can’t be seen — which means you can use plenty of notes. You can prepare notes about the company, notes about the interviewer, key points you want to ...

How should you prepare for a phone interview? What are the most common phone interview questions? And how can you stand out during a phone interview? Our phone interview tips walk you through the ...

Congratulations! You’ve been invited to interview with a firm. With increasing frequency, firms are conducting first interviews by telephone. That first telephone interview is your one chance to ...

Since we haven’t descended into SMS texting interviews quite yet (praise be to Google), phone interviews are still a regular staple of the job hunter. Today I’m telegraphing over some top tips for ...