telephone interviews

[fakeplasticgirl]

anyone got any tips? it's only meant to be 15 minutes... for a vacation scheme. but i have never had a telephone interview (or even an interview in ages ) and any tips would be most appreciated! TIA

 

[Badgers]

Naked

 

[5t3IIa]

I used to conduct them and always pitied the people who insisted they had time/quiet etc when they clearly underestimated how much the kid would get in the way or the door would go etc. So make time and space and quiet for it.

 

[100% masahiko]

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=319751

 

[19sixtysix]

Try and use a land line.

 

[jonead]

^^ land line
tv, mobile, doorbell on mute. windows closed. kids & pets silenced
coffee, water lined up
thier website open
google open
smile

 

[100% masahiko]

^^ land line
tv, mobile, doorbell on mute. windows closed. kids & pets silenced
coffee, water lined up
thier website open
google open
smile

Are you talking about how wanking?

 

[Ae589]

walk around

 

[jonead]

Are you talking about how wanking?

Are you constructing coherent sentences yet?

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

they were meant to call me half an hour ago

and no number to call them...

*sitting by phone heart racing*

 

[100% masahiko]

they were meant to call me half an hour ago

and no number to call them...

*sitting by phone heart racing*

Did an agency arrange this?

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

Did an agency arrange this?

no, the company said they'd call me...

... going to ring HR if i don't get a phonecall in the next 5 mins

 

[innit]

Good luck! Hope they call soon *fingers crossed*

 

[crustychick]

I had one yesterday.... it went okay.

tips are the same as for usual interviews.... and have some questions to ask about the company/the position/the remuneration package....

GOOD LUCK!

 

[100% masahiko]

no, the company said they'd call me...

... going to ring HR if i don't get a phonecall in the next 5 mins

That is annoying.

Call HR from a different phone.
These things do happen, human error.

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

engaged

at least i'm not nervous anymore, just irritated...

 

[100% masahiko]

are you still ?

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

they finally called me!
it went... ok? next stage is a critical thinking test apparently

 

[innit]

w00p w00p!

is critical thinking the same as verbal reasoning?

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

w00p w00p!

is critical thinking the same as verbal reasoning?

i don't know!

except a post on education&employment asking this very question soon

if they said they were passing my application on to the partners and i'd get a critical thinking test tomorrow, does that mean i passed the interview?! or would they say that to everyone?

 

[innit]

I reckon that means you passed! They'll have to pay for the critical thinking test and partners won't want to look at any old dumbo's application!

What kind of firm is it?

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

eek - hope so, as another rejection letter arrived in the post today! i've officially given up on human rights law...

this one's boring corporate law...

a bit of me has sold out, but a big part of me doesn't give a shit

 

[100% masahiko]

Keep trying fakeplasticgirl - there's such a thing as a job and a career. Don't quit on human rights!!

Hey congrats with telephone interview!

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/psychotests.htm Hope this maybe of benefit. It'll be good to get use to these cos they're useful for future applications.

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

thank you very much

 

[innit]

a bit of me has sold out, but a big part of me doesn't give a shit

this is kind of how I feel.... although it was family law initially and I feel a little bit sell out but also that commercial will actually be more varied / less frustrating.





anyway, only you know whether you've done all you can and it's time to move on or whether you should keep going for human rights as well as corporate.

do you do human rights pro bono?

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

this is kind of how I feel.... although it was family law initially and I feel a little bit sell out but also that commercial will actually be more varied / less frustrating.





anyway, only you know whether you've done all you can and it's time to move on or whether you should keep going for human rights as well as corporate.

do you do human rights pro bono?

i probably won't get anything

yeah, i do human rights pro bono stuff... probably not enough...

i'm sure you'll find the corporate side exciting. plus... london! *jealous*

what changed your mind about family?