Phone interviews in the U.S.

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Jan 10th 2013, 10:55 am

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Re: Phone interviews in the U.S.

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OK, any handy dandy tried and true BE tips for in-person interviews? Haven't done one for eight years.

Congrats!

Same as the phone interview, just don't turn up in your birthday suit.

Jan 10th 2013, 10:59 am

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Re: Phone interviews in the U.S.

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And.....

I have in-person interview next week.

I feel like a total imposter

Brilliant news, but we already knew it was a foregone conclusion.

Wish I had some tips for you but to be honest, my only successful interview since I moved here (the one I did in September) was for a job I was already doing at another company.

If this is for something you are accomplished at, play that up without coming across as cocky. Make them want to hire you and you'll breeze through it

Jan 10th 2013, 11:01 am

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Re: Phone interviews in the U.S.

Fantastic! Does the suit fit?

Jan 10th 2013, 11:05 am

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Re: Phone interviews in the U.S.

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Make them want to hire you

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Congrats!

just don't turn up in your birthday suit.

Are these two instructions related in any way?

Jan 10th 2013, 11:06 am

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Fantastic! Does the suit fit?

Don't know yet. I've just stopped eating as a precautionary measure.

Jan 10th 2013, 11:08 am

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Don't know yet. I've just stopped eating as a precautionary measure.

You need to keep your strength up though!

Jan 10th 2013, 11:09 am

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Are these two instructions related in any way?

Well if they are, Bob wasn't being very nice, was he?

Jan 10th 2013, 11:11 am

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Well it will be as long as I can zip my skirt up.

Spanx could be your friend, at least for the interview. Congrats, hope all goes well.

Jan 10th 2013, 11:13 am

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Well if they are, Bob wasn't being very nice, was he?

Well it's all that confidence thing where you imagine them in their birthday suit, which you can do yourself on the phone....doesn't work to well getting arrested on the way to the interview though

Jan 10th 2013, 11:21 am

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Spanx could be your friend

I haven't done that sort of job for years

Oh, wait, I see what you mean.

Jan 10th 2013, 11:22 am

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Well it's all that confidence thing where you imagine them in their birthday suit, which you can do yourself on the phone....doesn't work to well getting arrested on the way to the interview though

Too cold here in January, too.

Jan 10th 2013, 11:23 am

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Too cold here in January, too.

It was quite nice today.

Jan 10th 2013, 11:24 am

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It was quite nice today.

So you were going around naked?

Jan 10th 2013, 11:26 am

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So you were going around naked?

No, it was an unrelated observation

Jan 10th 2013, 8:05 pm

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Re: Phone interviews in the U.S.

We had another thread about interviews recently:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles...ations#r=hp-ls

Basically, many interviews in the USA are not a a-b-c-d test of what qualifications or experience you may or may not have, but more a test of 'will this person work in the office environment we have'--is this person a good 'cultural fit' for our office.

In a sense, the interview is kind of like a first date. If you come across as a bad fit you won't get the job no matter how good your qualifications.

Worth a look.

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