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A telephone job interview is as important as in-person interview so prepare for it like you would prepare to meet your potential employer for the first time. Certainly your potential employer is impressed with your resume so that he or she chose to take time to interview you over the phone. Do not disappoint him or her by sounding sloppy, reckless, and disorganized when answering questions even to set time for you to visit the office in person.

To some people, a telephone job interview may be easy; but for majority of applicants, even some with extensive experience, the process is still intimidating at best. If you belong to the majority, then practicing a telephone job interview with a friend is not so bad if it will help you improve your phone in job interview skills. They can prepare common questions asked in a phone interview, but do not review their questions ahead to prepare your answers. Record your play interview and take note where you can improve your conversational skills perhaps in the manner or the tone of your voice when answering questions.

The questions asked during a telephone job interview are pretty similar across all job types or across all companies. In order for you to sound ready, list these possible questions and answer them accordingly before a potential employer rings you for a phone interview. Ready your resume all the time because most of these questions are related to the content of your resume. Most phone interview discussions will cover your previous achievements, abilities, and your top skills relevant to the business of the company.

Therefore, it’s very important that you gather relevant information about the company you applied to before they drop you a call. Have an idea about the business of the company, its goals, and its strengths and weaknesses in which you can help improve with your abilities. You can sell yourself better to the interviewer if you can mention some departments in the company in which you can help improve with your abilities.

Finally: make the interviewer feel that his or her company is the only company you applied to by not asking stupid question like “What job am I applying for again?” To avoid sounding like an idiot, it’s better to list the companies you sent resumes to with its contact person, the job you’re eyeing for, and its corresponding qualifications. Keep this list in plain view when you’re talking over the phone so that it will not take you too long to recall about a certain application during a telephone job interview.