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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In recent years, employers are doing more first interviews in nontraditional ways. A potential employer may want to do a preliminary interview on the phone. Or, the employer may choose an electronic ...

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 ...

Employers may use a variety of methods to find the ideal candidate to hire. Sometimes a phone interview helps them streamline the process by narrowing down the candidate pool. As a prospective ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With first impressions being extremely important, phone interviews are undoubtedly an awkward time for most of us. Being worried about interrupting the other person or saying something you shouldn’t ...