How to Master Phone Interviews (in 4 Simple Steps)

It was my phone interview with Walt Disney — one of the many companies I wanted to work for. I made all the best arrangements. Booked a private space in one of my friend’s research laboratory in college (I know this is weird but I wanted to be as alone as I could — no friends, no library, nothing).

With a blank page of a brand new book, I wrote the headline ‘WD Interview’. I made some categories — questions to ask, next steps, interviewer’s name, etc.

Interview went great.

Fast forward one week, I get a reject from the company with the same old script — “While it was a pleasure to interview you, we have decided to move forward with…blah blah blah”.

And do you know the irony here? I thought my interview was perfect, I answered all the questions I could, the interviewer was impressed.

It’s like one of those exams where when you come out of the class, you KNOW you’re going to ace it.

Compare this to my friend’s phone interview. He gave it walking on the road, with plenty of wind gushing and he had no notes or a pen whatsoever. I am not even sure how he was able to listen on the other end. Still, he cleared it.

What was going on? Phone interviews are harder than they look. You need to know not only the answers, but the way you present them since there is no face-to-face interaction.

Read on here to find out the 4 steps –

http://www.industrialinside.com/master-phone-interviews-4-simple-steps/