Got an upcoming phone interview and want to know some handy things you should NOT do, here are some tips. These helpful tips are things you should NOT be doing either before or during your phone interview. All the tips are solely related to phone interviews. You should prepare the same way you would for a face to face interview. The tips are in no particular order!
- Don’t interrupt the interviewer
- Don’t treat if differently than a face to face interview
- Don’t eat during interview
- Don’t get distracted by your environment
- Don’t sound bored or fed up
- Don’t be in a noisy room
- Don’t have music or TV on
- Don’t take any calls during interview
- Don’t talk to anyone else during interview
- Don’t have pets/kids etc in room with you
- Don’t type on computer/mobile device
- Don’t use speaker phone
- Don’t miss the call
- Don’t be driving/outside e.g. park/beach etc.
- Don’t use the toilet
- Don’t worry about pauses as interviewer be making notes
- Don’t schedule call when you’re busy