Career Alley

JUNE 29, 2012

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. With a smaller margin for error, even minor mistakes could have a big effect on how your interviewer receives you. There are definite advantages to being interviewed on the phone, and they shouldn’t be ignored.

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Career Alley

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

3 Strategies for Making it Past the Initial 5-Second Resume Scan » How To Handle The Phone Interview “Today is yesterday’s pupil.&# – - Thomas Fuller Recently, hiring managers and recruiters have turned to the phone interview as a method of cutting down their enormous list of applicants to a select few who are eligible for an in-person interview. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t succeed at a phone interview.

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Professional Resume Services

MARCH 18, 2020

Job Search Interviewing interviews linkedin phone interview resume resume and cover letter resume update social distancing video interviews

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The Corporate Con/noisseur

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Prepare Mentally for a Phone Interview. A phone interview is the culmination of years of work experience, educational and academic achievement, and a bit of luck. Phone interviews are typically done by a member of the recruiting or human resources team.

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Algrim.co

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Knowing how to address a cover letter can help tremendously when writing and completing one. A proper start to a cover letter can ensure the hiring manager is engaged in the letter. Resulting in a phone interview or an in-person interview.

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The Corporate Con/noisseur

JANUARY 16, 2020

Prepare for an Internship Phone Interview. Phone interviews are, inherently, much different than an in-person interview. Phone interviews are the first step in the interview process after an application has been submitted.

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Career Realism

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Phone Interviews: How To Put Your Best Voice Forward. Today, more and more employers are conducting phone interviews before inviting job candidates to an in-person meeting. Phone interviews make it easier to screen a candidates. Related: Top 3 Tips For Phone Interviews. Some of these phone interviews may include standard questions that ask about facts, such as your experience and any specific skills you have.

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Career Realism

AUGUST 21, 2012

In today’s fast paced working environments focus has become a four-letter word. There isn’t any time to think and meditate deeply, and there probably isn’t time to read your cover letter. Would Your Cover Letter Retweet? In this new ADD world, your cover letter must be able to get someone’s attention in tweet-like speed. The letter’s first few sentences needs to grab your reader. Cover Letter Format: Move it, move it, more.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 25, 2017

I regularly get asked for examples of good cover letters, and I’m always nervous about sharing them because PEOPLE STEAL THEM. But a reader sent me a great one and gave me permission to share it, and I thought it was a good example of how to write a letter that talks about what differentiates you , without simply regurgitating your resume. It will not be your voice, and that’s exactly as it should be; good cover letters sound like you. cover letters

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Career Realism

APRIL 10, 2013

Today, more and more employers are conducting phone interviews before inviting job candidates to an in-person meeting. Phone interviews make it easier to screen a candidates. Some of these phone interviews may include standard questions that ask about facts, such as your experience and any specific skills you have. As a job applicant, there are benefits and disadvantages to a phone interview. If it was not covered, be sure to ask.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 3, 2016

I often get asked for examples of good cover letters, and a reader recently sent me a great one that I want to share. There is no single cover letter in the world that all hiring managers will love or that would be the right fit for every employer and every industry. But I receive letters every week from people telling me that moving in this sort of direction worked for them. • Do not steal this letter or even parts of it. cover letters

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Career Rocketeer

JUNE 24, 2011

The phone interview is an important step in the hiring process—and not something to be blown off or overlooked just because it’s less formal than an in-person interview. Avoid eating, drinking, playing on the Internet, or watching television while on the phone with a hiring manager. Turn off all distractions and sit in a quiet room (away from family, roommates, and pets) during your phone interview to avoid distractions and background noise.

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Career Realism

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

9 Advantages to Subscribing to Our Site Career-Rx Interview Prep Tool 10 Steps to a Job Search Career Personality Test Attitude Adjustment Twitter 101 Am I Money Quiz Job Search Engine CAREEREALISM Toolkit Contact Us 9 Reasons to Subscribe FREE Webinars Premium Career Tools C3 = Career Coaching Clinic 144-Page e-Book Full-Service Career HMO ABOUT ABOUT US FAQ NEWS & MENTIONS OUR TEAM PRIVACY POLICY WHY WE EXIST AM I MONEY? Do You Dread the Phone Interview or Networking Call?

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Ask A Manager

AUGUST 13, 2013

After I accepted a job offer, I received an email from a recruiter from another company asking me to come in for an interview. Phone interview went terribly because the position was different than what I’d expected. I sent my résumé to their general inquiries listing and immediately got a phone call — they thought I would be a perfect fit for a new role that was a combination of chocolate teapot troubleshooter and designer.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 6, 2019

Is it ethical to have a service write your resume and cover letter? Recently it came to my attention that services exist where you can pay someone to put together your resume and cover letter and I wanted to get your thoughts on them. A friend of mine recently announced how excited he was to receive his new resume and cover letter for only $300 so now he can start job hunting (he’s looking to change fields after 10 years in his current industry).

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Ask a Manager

JULY 20, 2021

I usually put in two to three applications a day and I spend hours trying to write thoughtful and personalized cover letters, so I do research the companies I am applying to. Could I have asked for a scheduled phone call at a later time so I could refresh my memory?

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Ask a Manager

JULY 17, 2018

Is it okay for me to write other people’s cover letters for them? I do a fair bit of writing and editing for my job, and sometimes friends or family members will ask me for help with their own writing projects — especially cover letters. Or do hiring managers understand that candidates may get a lot of help on their cover letters, especially if they are weak writers? How can I back out of an interview with a staffing agency?

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Ask A Manager

APRIL 3, 2014

How should I phrase in my cover letter/accompanying email that I would prefer if employers e-mailed me in lieu of calling? The most you could do would be to include a line at the end of your cover letter saying something “email is the easiest way to reach me” … but I think people who prefer to call will still call. This is how it worked in the days before cell phones, after all; people received messages and called people back.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Is it okay for me to write my partner’s cover letters and apply to jobs on his behalf? It took him two weeks to finish a cover letter once. Is it okay for me to do the application for him, cover letter and form filling, etc., Some people might say yes, but I’d say no — at least where the cover letter is concerned. The cover letter is supposed to be written by him. A bad connection ruined my video interview.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 8, 2020

Resumes and Cover Letters. The first thing to know is, if you’re not getting interviews, you probably need to fix your resume and cover letter. Cover letters. you need to write a better cover letter. Examples of good cover letters.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Calling candidates without warning for surprise phone interviews. As part of the interview process, the hiring manager cold calls applicants who have sent in cover letters and resumes. (It It does not say in the job posting that the phone interviews will be unscheduled.) Most people who are called don’t answer, and the manager leaves a voicemail message, so some get in contact later on to schedule an interview.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 15, 2018

Employer wants to meet to discuss my “hot mess” cover letter. I screwed up and got overzealous on my cover letter. Apparently it was bad enough that the recruiting manager wants to meet to review the letter together. Apparently, they want to help me improve it before it can be sent higher for decisions on interviews. The exact wording they used on the letter was “hot mess” and that they simply cannot send it to the managing partner looking like that.

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Ask A Manager

MARCH 7, 2011

About Me Contact Books Reviews Ask a Manager yes, you really should write a better cover letter March 7, 2011 Periodically I hear from readers who tell me that after they started approaching their cover letters differently, as I advise here , they started getting interviews. And yet I know many of you are still unconverted and since I would like you to actually get interviews, I’m going to continue to beat you over the head about this.

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JobMob

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Even today, when you can communicate via so many media such as email, SMSes, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook Messenger and any other applications, the only way to actually get the job is to talk to someone on the phone at some point and then meet them. Most likely, you have applied for a few jobs and after a while the calls all sound the same which makes it harder to answer any of their phone questions. Take their name, company, phone number.

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JobMob

JANUARY 29, 2014

Don’t get caught off-guard in phone interviews. Even in today’s technological age when you can communicate via so many mediums such as email, SMS, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook Messenger and any other applications, the only way to actually get the job is to talk to someone on the phone at some point and then meet them. Have a copy of your application (resume and cover letter) to reference, and especially selection criteria (if there were any).

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 17, 2015

Should my former peers write a letter in support of my candidacy as their manager? Several of my former colleagues in the group (the ones I would be managing) are very much behind me and want to write a letter to the director to support me as the hire for the open manager role. I am not sure if them writing a letter will help or hurt my chances. A letter will be weird (at least in most offices). Did I ruin my chances in this phone interview?

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Exclamation points in cover letters. I have a question about the use of exclamation points in cover letters. I wrote a very compelling cover letter and used a total of three exclamation points (all appropriately) throughout the one-page document. I shared the cover letter with a former colleague. His feedback was that my cover letter “contained WAY too many exclamation points.” Initially the interview went well.

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JobMob

JANUARY 29, 2014

Don’t get caught off-guard in phone interviews. Even in today’s technological age when you can communicate via so many mediums such as email, SMS, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook Messenger and any other applications, the only way to actually get the job is to talk to someone on the phone at some point and then meet them. Have a copy of your application (resume and cover letter) to reference, and especially selection criteria (if there were any).

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Resume Bear

APRIL 11, 2011

Some companies require you to submit an online application – including your resume and possibly a cover letter. Unless you’re sending it to someone you know, anyone may get their hands on it—all the more reason t o check for typo’s and appearance , and add a cover letter or at least a few words that give them reason to think you might be a match. Even if your resume leads to an interview, its job isn’t done yet. ? When you submit your resume online.

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Career Realism

JULY 8, 2019

The Thought Of Personal Branding May Make You Panic Resumes and cover letters are not enough anymore. There's More Than One Way To Do A Job Interview Phone, video, and group interviews are all becoming more common. No matter what type of interview you're a part of, the key is always preparation. Treat every interview the same way. Prepare questions for the interviewer so they know that you're interested and have done your research.

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Tim's Strategy

JUNE 23, 2011

The topic is job interviews. Specifically learning how to leave the interview team with a focused set of takeaways about you. It lengthens the interview, gets you more face time (time of possession for you sports fans) and lands you the job. Sometimes the interview team lets an interview go longer than necessary. Others know in the first five minutes of a job interview. So I want to convince you to interview with three themes.

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The Undercover Recruiter

JANUARY 23, 2014

In fact many employers just hope that their candidates will ‘get the message’ when they don’t hear anything a few weeks (or months) after the interview, but guess what? Having gone through the process of finding, applying and attending interview, it’s a given that some form of candidate feedback is needed to close the book and not just the deal. Those who didn’t make it to interview deserve recognition for the time they invested preparing their cover letter and CV.

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Corn on the Job

JUNE 21, 2011

What also happens is that you may just apply to EVERYTHING, which more so than not means your resume and cover letter are not set up for that specific position. This will help you clear up where you should spend your time looking and how to change up your resume/cover letter to suit that specific type of job. Even if they pass an interview, their lack of enthusiasm will halt them at the interview stage. You Have a Poor Resume/Cover Letter.

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Corn on the Job

MAY 31, 2012

The extra effort and focus on them will pay dividends when recruiters and/or HR people are filling up your schedule with phone interviews. Resumes and Cover Letters Uncategorized DreamResume Job Search REsumeKyle Henderick is a digital marketing specialist at Yesmail and a Managing Partner/Resume Consultant at Dream Resume LLC.

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Competitive Resumes

JANUARY 23, 2010

Today’s job seeker must manage more than his or her résumé, cover letter, references on web job boards. Wednesday, June 01, 2011 Attend This Job Interview Sick As A Dog Or… Sunday, May 29, 2011 10 Attributes Showing Men as The Most Hard-Headed Job Seekers In The Universe Wednesday, May 25, 2011 You can chat with me here at times. More important than your resume, your cover letter, nor your smooth style of wooing an interviewer.

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Competitive Resumes

JANUARY 23, 2010

Today’s job seeker must manage more than his or her résumé, cover letter, references on web job boards. Wednesday, June 01, 2011 Attend This Job Interview Sick As A Dog Or… Sunday, May 29, 2011 10 Attributes Showing Men as The Most Hard-Headed Job Seekers In The Universe Wednesday, May 25, 2011 You can chat with me here at times. More important than your resume, your cover letter, nor your smooth style of wooing an interviewer.

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Job Hunt Doctor

DECEMBER 16, 2008

How would you interview? I just spent a full 3 hours last week conducting phone interviews to hire customer support associates and here are some interesting responses which, I thought, are “noteworthy&#. Â Q: Hi, this is Ethan calling for your phone interview, is this a good time to talk? Also, I am the receptionist of the company answering phone calls and enquiries and I deal with sending and receiving packages and letters.

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Career Alley

JUNE 4, 2013

In order to shorten your job hunt, you need to make three excellent first impressions – one on your resume, one over the phone and one in the interview. Over the phone. Southern Methodist University notes that phone interviews are excellent opportunities for job seekers to make great first impressions. The keys to a successful phone conference are the same as a face-to-face meeting. In the interview. Topics to Avoid During Job Interviews.

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Professional Resume Services

MARCH 13, 2018

The weather can cause havoc on any occasion, and a job interview isn’t immune to being affected. You’ve spent countless hours on your LinkedIn profile development, writing an effective resume and polishing up your cover letter only to see a blizzard or powerful storm system is rolling through your area on your interview day. Acknowledge the storm and offer to reschedule the interview if it works best for them. Be Prepared For A Video Interview.

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Ms. Career Girl

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Recruiters generally spend a mere 30 seconds skimming a candidate’s cover letter and résumé before deciding whether or not he or she is worthy of phone interview. And it’s not uncommon for recruiters to receive hundreds of résumés and conduct a plethora of phone-screen interviews all for one single job opening. Conversely, there is no need to write a book or restate your entire cover letter in your E-mail message. No phone calls, please.

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Ask A Manager

MARCH 22, 2011

About Me Contact Books Reviews Ask a Manager things that aren’t good ideas #78 March 22, 2011 The reader who received the cover letter excerpted below described it as “things that make your heart break,&# and I have to agree. Posted in cover letters The reader who received the cover letter excerpted below described it as “things that make your heart break,&# and I have to agree. By the looks of that letter, the sender is stuck in 1975.

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Career Alley

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Telephone Interviews have become very popular as the first step in an interview process. Unfortunately, telephone interviews are probably the toughest type of interviews. Without visual cues (from both the interviewer and the interviewee), it is very difficult to know when to pause for the next question and when you’ve nailed the answer. Telephone interviews require even more preparation than in-person interviews.

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Ask A Manager

JANUARY 5, 2011

About Me Contact Books Reviews Ask a Manager in a long interview process, can I ask about salary? January 5, 2011 A reader writes: I had a great second phone interview with a company I think would be perfect. Next, she wants me to phone interview with her boss, and THEN it’s some in-person interviews with CEOs, etc. Should I have brought it up with the interviewer today? It makes the whole rest of the interview irrelevant.

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