Job hunters often think of phone 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.  Phone interview image from Stock.xchng. MORE >>

I’m officially retiring the “don’t use a cell phone for a phone interview” advice that’s still out there in many places. realized today that the vast majority of phone interviews I’ve conducted in the last year have been with people on cell phones. phone interviews MORE >>

Presenting yourself well in a phone interview is deceptively difficult. If you thrive on using body language and a charming smile to make a strong impression in interviews, the phone can nullify your best features and knock you back on your heels. Is Showing: 15 Outrageous Job Interview Blunders. MORE >>

More and more of my clients are telling me that their first interview is a phone interview. Today, it is common to participate in a phone interview as a first step. Phone interviews are designed to weed out candidates who are not a good fit for the company, in spite of their qualifications. MORE >>

Since employers usually have far more qualified job applicants than they can realistically interview, they often use preliminary phone interviews to screen candidates and narrow down their pool before bringing finalists in to talk in-person. But what are employers really looking for in these phone screens? Over at U.S. MORE >>