Stand up and speak clearly

• Don’t adopt a “phone posture”- slumped over and murmuring.
• Standing up can help open your breathing and tone. You’ll sound more alert.
• Annunciate your words
• Keep water handy in case your mouth gets dry
• Smile and show enthusiasm during the conversation
  • Express genuine excitement
• Keep it conversational
  • Interviewers want to hire someone that they enjoy working with. They want someone personable and can hold conversation.
• Do not chew gum or eat during the interview
• Do not interrupt the interviewer
• You can have a script in front of you, but put it in bullet point format
• This will help make sure you are covering why you are a benefit to the company
• Outline answers to common questions
• Make sure to have info listed that you want to make sure you mention
• Keep resume in hands reach

Notes

• Take notes! It’ll help for review after the interview

Find a quiet place to interview

• You don’t want a noisy background when interviewing
• You don’t want to be distracted by your surroundings, either
• If you are at home, make sure that anyone that might be there has advance notice of the interview.
  • You don’t want them barging in during your testimony of how great you’d be for the company!
• If you are in the car, please make sure you pull over. Speaking over Bluetooth, pull over. You don’t want to be distracted!

Technological issues

• Make sure your phone is charged
• Make sure your notifications are turned off
• Make sure Call Waiting is turned off.

Do your research

• Research the company
  • Check out their products, clients, and social media accounts.

Questions and next steps

• Ask if they have any questions for YOU to answer! It’s a nice way to bring up any last-minute concerns or questions they might have forgotten to ask
• When the interview is wrapping up, ask what the expected next steps are and when you can expect to hear about a follow-up.
• This will let the interviewer know that you are truly invested and excited about the opportunity.

Follow-up after interview

• Make sure to say thank you to your interviewer and ask for their email address, if you don’t have it already.
• SEND AN EMAIL OUT IMMEDIATELY reiterating your interest for the job and thanking them for their time