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The Art of the Phone Interview
3 tips that helped me
I don’t know about you, but I never thought much about how I sound on the phone. Sure, when I got my first cell phone after University, I would get telemarketers call me, a phone I paid for, and ask to speak to my parents. I chalked it up to part of the charm of a telemarketer. It wasn’t until I started my role as a recruiter that I learned, not only did I sound like a 5-year-old on the phone, but people were probably not taking me seriously because of it! Here I was trying to offer them the job offer of a lifetime, but they can’t hear me because I sound like a kid!
Something had to be done, so I started listening to my colleagues and to the advice they would give candidates when they interview.
I learned that I had to drop my voice, turns out, my pitch and tone was too high. Here are the 3 tips I learned that helped me that I still give to candidates when they have a phone interview:
1. Stand up
When you stand up to speak, your voice travels better and you naturally sound more confident. This helps in sales and definitely in a phone interview.
2. Enunciate and slow down
Over the phone, because there are no visual cues, it is all audio. It is that much more important that you enunciate your words clearly. This also…
