Always always have a copy of your resume in front of you during a phone interview. When they suddenly surprise you with a rather expected first question like “tell me about what you did at your last job” and you momentarily you blank in panic, you can stop and take a breath while you glance at your resume and remember the “better” words you carefully chose about how to articulate it.
Always have questions prepared to ask the interviewer. They will ALWAYS ask you if you have questions. And from everything I’ve read and heard, “no I don’t have questions” is never a good answer. You need questions to show them you are evaluating the fit of the job/company to your needs. I’ve found useful questions for initial/screening interviews are usually along the lines of “what would I be actually be doing at this job”. eg: Continue reading Things I’ve learned about Interviews…