Interview by phone

Often, a preliminary telephone interview is practiced for the preliminary screening of candidates. How to conduct it?

How to conduct an interview by phone?

  1. How to propose a candidate to take an interview by phone? It depends on whether the candidate sent you his resume himself or you found it on the Internet. In the first case, you need to clarify whether it is still interested in a vacancy, and in the second one, you should tell a little about your current vacancy and find out how interesting this post is. If the answer is positive, specify if there is an opportunity for the applicant to talk now.
  2. If there is, then continue the interview, if this is not possible, then specify the time in which it would be convenient for him to communicate.
  3. Next, you need to find out whether the resume corresponds to the actual experience of the candidate, his salary preferences, etc. Such a phone interview does not provide for detailed communication, its time will come in person, so try not to overload the candidate with questions.

Questions for a telephone interview

How to conduct an interview on the phone, what to ask the applicant? Now you do not need to invent any tricky questions (you still will not see a person's reaction), it will be enough to ask questions on the resume ("I would like to clarify a few points"). If the competitor is confused in key points, then it is likely that he has embellished himself in the resume.

If the work experience suits the criteria of your vacancy, the manner of communication suits, and there are no disagreements on wages, you can invite the applicant for personal communication. But before that, you must always ask if the candidate has any questions, and if possible, answer them. If after this interest in the vacancy of the applicant decreased, then the sense of inviting him for personal communication, most likely not.