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In his article for U.S. News and World Report’ s On Careers, Arnie Fertig reveals, 4 Essential Objectives For Your Phone Interview.

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Job hunters often think of phone screening interviews as obstacles to be overcome rather than valuable opportunities to gain credibility. However, if you anticipate and meet the needs of your human resources interviewer, you will transform that person into your advocate within the company.

Unlike an in-person meeting with a hiring manager, where many of the details of the position and your background will be discussed, this is more of an overview discussion. Your interviewer will develop a profile for each candidate, along with general impressions. By the way you speak, skilled interviewers will draw conclusions about your ability to think on your feet and communicate effectively, as well as your personality, your attitude, and how you might fit into the company’s culture.

Here are four key things to focus on achieving in the phone interview:

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In the SimplyHired.com blog, simplyblog, Martin Yate CPC explains, How to Handle the Five Killer Telephone Interview Questions.

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A telephone interview is usually short, just enough time to rule you in or out, so the focus is on questions that help evaluate you quickly. Your goal is to turn it into a face-to-face meeting, so your answers need to be concise. As a rule of thumb, keep your answers to less than two minutes, if an interviewer wants to know more s/he will ask.

“Tell me a little about yourself,”

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