Comments on: 10 Ways to Prepare For a Phone Interview

By: Lynda

Lynda — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:46:13 +0000

And sitting up straight helps you and your voice.

By: Kingsley Tagbo, IT Career Coach

Kingsley Tagbo, IT Career Coach — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:37:45 +0000

It also helps to smile even though the interviewer can’t see you. Handle the interview as though the interviewer was sitting across the table from you.

By: abdpbt

abdpbt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:47:56 +0000

My landline sounds crappier than my cell phone sometimes. But I agree, you’ve got to have a landline — the problem with cells is really that they allow you to take the call anywhere and therefore end up being noisy because you don’t feel tied down. Also, there are some cell phones that just capture noise differently — my husband’s blackberry did that, it would capture all the outside noises at extreme volumes and then I could not hear anything he was saying.

Not that I’m hiring anyone.

But still, I hardly think this advice is out of date!
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By: Kerry Sandberg Scott

Kerry Sandberg Scott — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:34 +0000

You don’t need to have one yourself, but you at least need access to one. Some people won’t interview you via cell phone (either because their hearing isn’t great or because they’re tired of having to deal with dropped calls, cutting in and out, people who try to talk and drive at the same time, etc.)

Some people are fine with it, but you need an alternative in order to talk to the others.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:02 +0000

I haven’t had a land line in a couple of years. Are you sure that advice is up-to-date?

(Although, if you’re on the job market, and you only have a cell phone, and you don’t have the unlimited minutes plan, it may be worth getting a land line for a couple of months. Interviewers almost always call you, so you should be able to get the bare minimum plan.)

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By: class factotum

class factotum — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

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By: Agent Friday

Agent Friday — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:48:08 +0000

In addition to not smoking – no eating, drinking, or chewing gum. It’s okay to have a glass of water nearby in case your throat gets dry, but only sip from it if absolutely necessary.
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