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Job Interview: Phone
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1. Evaluate and select.
2. a) Save time; easier; reduce the number of job 	
seekers; help employer decide if job seeker is a 
"fit."  b)  To establish rapport; To pass the phone 
interview test and receive request for in-person 
interview.  c) Positive relationship.	 	
3. To test if the job seeker can follow directions.
4. May fail the phone interview and end chance of 	
in-person interview.	
5. a) To get an idea of how others hear you on 	
phone.  	
 b) Yes.  
 c) To remind you of your skills, work history, 	
dates, job titles, job duties, supervisors' names.  	
 d) Shuffling of papers.  
 e) Phone distractions such as call waiting.  
 f) So you can take notes.  
 g) To schedule a future in-person interview.  
 h) Close the door and make sure no distractions. 	
i) As if you were invited to an in-person inter	-	
view.  	
 j) To help your language and paralanguage 	
transfer through the phone as professional.  	
 k) How words are delivered to another.  
 l) Speaking tempo, rhythm, voice pitch, voice 	
quality, voice volume.  	
6. a) In case your throat becomes dry.  
 b) Straight in a hard chair.    
 c) Clearly, slowly, and directly into the phone 	
receiver. 	
 d) What you show to the employer.  
 e) Interested in the job, confident.  
 f) Skills, education, and activities that help 	
qualify you for the job.  	
 g) comment about your skills, strengths, volun	-	
teer positions, or work history.  	
  h) When you will be notified about the next 	
step.	
7. a) What you did correctly, what needs improve	-	
ment, ways you can improve your next tele	-	
phone interview.  	
 b) Sent the interviewer a thank you note.  
 c) Small, folding card that simply says "Thank 	
You" on the outside.  	
8. a) Student's opinion.
 b) Reason for answer.
9. Student's thank you note to Mr. Lopez for a 	
phone job interview.