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Gang, I've just been informed that a job application has progressed to interview stage. However, as it is very far away they want to do a telephone interview.

Now, I've never done a telephone interview; and my last formal interview was about four and a half years ago.

Has anyone got any tips they'd like to share? Or maybe just talk about their experiences?

I am both excited and really quite nervous, this is quite a big opportunity for me.

Wear a tie. No silly voices.

Seriously though, it give you a chance to have notes and stuff ready.

I wish i could do every interview like that. Once i had to spend 55€ just to go to an interview in Porto.

Good luck Taxo!

Stand up when your talking. Seriously.

Cheers, guys.



I read this when I was googling for tips. I think it would help, although I'd have to try and stop myself from pacing/wandering or fiddling with things(!), as it's going to have to be at a time when I will be at home.

It will also depend on the job.

I've done lots of telephone interviews in the past (given not taken) and because the role was dealing with customers on the phone you could tell a lot from how they conducted themselves , how they explained things / got their ideas and details across.

As mentioned standing up is a good idea , as is mobility if you can do it (not pacing but not being stationary) , remember to block out any other noise in the area - and if possible use a landline (bad / dodgy mobile phone signals make it painful for both sides)

If you do have a bad line dont be afraid to ask for things to be stopped and started up again.

Oh and make sure your ready for the call (i've had plenty of no-shows as well)

Remember its sometimes easier to waffle on the phone because you cant see their body language , and apart from that the usual stuff about interviews - be prepared and make sure you know the role and the company your dealing with

Will they be calling you at a certain time?

Try not to be on the toilet when they call.

Yeah, either 8am or 9pm were the choices given to me. I'm inclined to go for the 9pm one as it gives me plenty of time to get home from work, relax a bit and have some dinner.

Make notes and stand up.
And try not to say errr and ummm

Remember to bow like Japanese people do when they're on the phone.

And make sure you don't have one of those Amstrad video phones:

NB: NSFW if you live in Iran or are Harriet Harmon

Plackky num nums and no hips E-

Haha best ad ever. Shame about the rubbish product

edit: B+ here Dimrill.

There's no disclaimer on the advert to say that the actual image quality will be shit.

It's rather akin to having arcade screenshots on the back of a Speccy game with nothing to say its the arcade version. Rather like Elite did with Space Harrier!

WRONG!

I can't get You Tube here but I bet that's Clive Sinclair jumping over a computer, isn't it?

WRONG!

BAH!

Something involving computers? The brilliant Microsoft "I have to write a song for this presentation!" one?

It's the famously awful GX4000 advert.

If one of LordSurAlun's apprentices came up with it, he'd have had them set on fire and then dumped in the Thames attached to some breeze blocks.

They should be calling me in just over an hour. I'm a mixture of excited, and nervous. I've been thinking about things I want to know, questions I'd like to ask them. Trying to anticipate what they will ask me is much harder, however. Man, I hope I don't slip up anywhere.

I've been trying to read some papers, but I hate scientific papers, they're so dry. Thing is, I want to make out like I have a bit of background knowledge of the area; but I do find speaking to someone that is really into it quite intimidating (one of the interviewers is a professor, head of dept and vice head of the institute - so way smarter than I).

Showing you've taken an interest is always a good thing!

Good luck!

Good luck, fella from all at MaliTowers

Hope it goes/is going well

Phew, 45 minute telephone call from Australia - I'm glad they phoned me. I feel quite upbeat about it, we seemed to get on well and I didn't embarrass myself. Few questions I felt I could have fielded better, but that always happens; and I asked some good questions. Five other candidates, though - and it sounds like a decision won't be made for a couple of weeks yet

Thanks for the word-ings guys

I have a feeling that I was party to a demonstration of them years ago. What was the make and model?

if you feel good about it then you've done well. Nice one.

I think, and I may be wrong, that it was Amstrad going by the Amstrad logo on the bottom of the picture of the Amstrad phone there.

Admittedly, I hadn't watched the clip, the still picture made me remember things.

The still picture with the Amstrad logo on it?

Yeah, I am blind. Oops, heheh

Well, I didn't get offered that job. I didn't hear anything for quite a while, so I chased them up and found out. It would've been nice to have been told when they had made their decision, but nevermind.

Nevermind, because between that interview and the waiting I had actually been chased and unexpectedly interviewed for a slightly better job, albeit a bit further out from the city, and offered it just a few days later.

I now have to fill in the paperwork to apply for an Australian visa

Wow, good work! Hope everything gets sorted for you soon, that's excellent

Yay!

Congrats!

If you say Amstrad 3 times does Chinny appear?

Whoop!

Nice one mate.

Congrats dewd

Thanks guys. I have to admit that the thought of moving so far away has turned from 'an exciting daydream' to more 'daunting, bit scary (but still exciting)' now that it is closer to becoming a reality.

Awesome! I hear working in Australia involves opening tinnies, going down the beach and throwing a shrimp on the barbie.

A colleague from my work moved out to Perth a couple of years ago, having never even visited the country before. Bit daunting but I believe he's enjoying it.

I do this a lot. And make fists, black metal garden claws of doom and various other powerful gesticulations.

The visas were granted earlier this week, so now it's time to write my letter of resignation.

Awesomely, I have 4 weeks holiday to take and they are happy for me to take it during my notice period, so I'm going to have all of June off work but still get paid, and start out there in the beginning of July

Hooray!

Write a really rude letter, wrap it around a brick and hurl it through your boss's window. And then send us pics.

Cor... that's fantastic!

Good luck down under!
I'd love to work abroad somewhere but have no useful skills apart from being young.

We fly out tonight.... The thought of an almost 24 hour flight has never been so appealing. No boxes to carry, calls to make, lofts to crawl around in, furniture to shift; just lovely, beautiful isolation.

God speed.

Yeah, good luck! I take it you aren't coming to the pub on Wednesday then?

It's a shame I couldn't come out for another bezzie meet, but when we will be heading back over from time to time so can try and coordinate something.

Of course, if you guys want to have a meet in Australia.... I'll get the beers in.