Career Services

Bush Campus Center, Rm. 202 · (570) 327-4502 · Fax: 570.321.5545

Tips

Successful Telephone Interview Tips

• In order to be able to project professionalism, you should be dressed the part even if no one will actually see you
• Make sure you are alone in the room and that there are no distractions
• If you have call waiting, turn it off
• Have your interview tools in front of you including
• A résumé
• An outline of the points you want discuss
• Pen and paper
• Relevant company information
• Questions for the employer
• A glass of water
• Include anything else that will help you feel more at ease during the interview
• While interviewing, listen to the questions carefully and answer only what is being asked
• If the interviewer catches you by surprise and you are not prepared for the interview, ask if you can call him or her back in a few moments
• During the interview be sure to project a confident, sincere and friendly demeanor. The employer cannot observe your body language and will be listening to the tone of your voice as well as you responses. A smile or a frown will come through the airwaves almost as if you were sitting right in front of the interviewer
• Be sure to come by Counseling and Career Services in Bush Campus Center, room 204 for some tips and a list of the most commonly asked interview questions