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If you
are looking for a job in Alberta and you live in
another province or country you may have to do
interviews over the telephone. In this guide we will
give you some helpful pointers on conducting
interviews over the phone.
If you
are looking for a job in the Alberta oil field but
don’t live anywhere close to Alberta at the time of
your job search you may be asked to do a telephone
interview or have a pre-interview over the phone.
This guide will give you some helpful tips on
conducting a successful interview over the phone.
Prepare for an interview over the telephone just
like a regular face to face interview; familiarize
yourself with the job you are applying for as well
as the company. Keep in mind moments of silence over
the telephone are much more awkward then they are
face to face.
Set a date and time that works for you as well as
the interviewer and don’t be late, if you miss the
interviewer’s phone call they may not call back.
Keep in mind that if you are forced to do a phone
interview there will be a good chance you will be in
a different time zone then the interviewer and
scheduling another interview could be difficult if
you miss the original phone call.
When doing a phone interview make sure you let
people know that you will be busy and not to disturb
you. Turn off your call waiting if you can or have
it forwarded to your voicemail. Tell your
spouse/kids/parents not to disturb you or the phone
lines until you are finished your interview. Being
disrupted by another phone call or someone picking
up the phone on another handset looks very
unprofessional during an interview.
Do not use a speakerphone to conduct your interview.
Speakerphones generally do not sound very good and
are quite annoying to the person conducting the
interview, this could potentially be a major turnoff
to your would be employer.
While doing a phone interview it would be a good
idea to keep notes of potential questions and
answers in front of you. One very big pro to doing
phone interviews is that you are able to have notes
in front of you and are able to browse them freely
without worrying about making eye contact with
interviewer.
It is very important that you are upfront and clear
with the interviewer during the interview and able
to ask any questions you may have. The interviewer
should realize that you will be making great
compromises for your new job, such as moving to a
new city, province, or country, and will need to
know as much about your future job as possible.
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