How to ace a telephone interview and get the job

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to ace a telephone interview and get the job. Being interviewed for a job over the phone is very different from being grilled in person. To get the gig, you need to tweak your technique.

You Will Need

* A quiet place
* Your resume
* A landline
* A professional outgoing message
* Research notes
* Salary requirements
* Role-play partner
* Business attire
* A thank you note
* Headset
* A quiet place
* Your resume
* A landline
* A professional outgoing message
* Research notes
* Salary requirements
* Role-play partner
* Business attire
* A thank you note
* Headset

Step 1. Arrange a good time

*Keep your resume on hand in case an employer calls unannounced.

Step 2. Give good phone

Step 3. Prepare notes

*If your interviewer is in another part of the country, check their local news so you’ll have some timely icebreakers ready.

Step 4. Know your salary needs

Step 5. Rehearse

Step 6. Make silence golden

Step 7. Give a performance

*Use a headset if you can. It will allow you to move around and make the gestures you normally make when you speak, which will help you come across as more relaxed and confident.

Step 8. Shut up occasionally

Step 9. Send a thank you

FACT: A candidate who flushed the toilet during a phone interview made a top-10 list of the worst job-hunter blunders.