Telephone interview.
 

I cannot believe it. I have a telephone interview next week for a job I applied for a couple of months ago. :scared: I had completely forgotten about the job and got an e-mail out of the blue today. :D It was a really nice surprise as I have had a car accident today (no serious damage) and then I get the e-mail.

I'm hoping someone could provide me with tips on Canadian interview techniques. Also any input on what Red Deer is like would be great.

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Well done on the interview :) . Sorry about the car :( .

Can't help with Red Deer, but hopefully someone else can. It looks lovely from the photos in a post on the immigration forum :)

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Good Luck with the interview!

Piff Poff lives in Red Deer, maybe you could pm her.

:)

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Has anyone any tips on telephone and Canadian interviews.

For example: Is it normal practice for the person being interviewed to ask questions at the end? If they ask me about salary expectations I'm not sure what to say as I don't know what would be reasonable for my level of position and how much cost of living is, how have other people appraoched this question?

Thanks
Rgilbert

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Hi,

I'm from Canada and maybe be able to help a little (have only had one phone interview).

Yes it is quite normal in any type of interview for them to ask you if you have any questions. You should walk in there with at least a couple, maybe on job specifics, the comany or benefits. If something comes up during the interview you can always ask about that.

Also you may be talking to more than one person on the phone. When I was interviewed for an instructor position at a college I was talking with two people at once (they were in the same office on speakerphone). I later learned that normally when they interview in person they have a panel of three people sit in.

They may or may not ask about salary expectations. It really depends on the job and employers. I was not asked because the company had a pay scale in place based on education and experience. If they do ask you can always explain your situation the way you did on here.

You could check out this website, although I haven't really looked at it much myself so don't know what's there.

http://www.salaryexpert.com/?FuseAct...reeSalaryTools

Lastly, you really should look into the cost of living here so you have some idea what you can afford when they ask you about salary or when it comes up.

Here is a website to check out the housing prices (if you were to buy). I've already set the link up so you will be searching Red Deer.
http://www.mls.ca/PropertySearch.asp...fAreaID%3d4992

It's difficult to find a cost for groceries because you can't find that online. But here's a link for a flyer at Superstore in Red Deer.

http://www.superstore.ca/west/this_weeks_flyer.asp

Hope this helps a little,

Haley

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Thanks for the advice.

Rgilbert

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Just had my interview. :scared: Don't think it went very well. I was far too nervous. Oh well if I'm not lucky then at least it is interview experience.

I'll have to wait and see what happens.

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It is always hard to judge your own performance. Hope you get some positive news - when can you expect to hear? Good luck :beer:

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Thanks. They said they have other people to interview and would let me know in the next couple of days. :scared:

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Good Luck. I find that telephone interviews are harder. I prefer to actually see the person I'm talking to...

Either way it was an experience for you.

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I have had 4 telephone interviews ( 3 with one company for the same job ) and I love them. If you have prepped, you can anticipate the questions to be asked ( as I have asked the same ones when I have been the interviewer ) and have the answers written down in front of you and just look at them to prompt you when the questions arise.

last time I had 4 A4 sheets spread out on my desk ( you don't want the sound of paper russling on the phone ) with great answers prepared. :D

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Don't worry, good interviewers will take into account nerves and it shouldn't go against you. They must have liked you to give you an interview in the first place. Good luck. :)

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When I had my telephone interview a couple of years ago it was a bit of a surprise. They called me at 9am in the morning and I was still sleeping, of course I lied and said no I'm up when they asked if I was still sleeping. So I ended up doing the intire interview while laying in bed in my pajamas!

I've never had a more relaxing interview. I did actually get the job too.

Haley

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Sleep Country Canada?

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Bet it went better then you think. We all tend to be hard on ourselves after the fact and wish we had said this or that or hadnt said this.......

Good luck to you. keep us up-to-date!

karma sent.