<p>Hey guys, have any of you taken phone interviews? would you mind sharing your experience with me? thanks a lot!
i've taken 6 interviews so far, but all of them were face-to-face ones. it seems sort of weird to talk/smile etc. to the phone, hehe</p>
<p>Never did an interview but for phoning in general:</p>
<p>Remind youself that the other one can't see you and neither can you see him.</p>
<p>This means for you:
- Speak clearly and slowly - (s)he can't see your mouth which makes it 10 times harder to follow you.
- Keep your sentences short (important for any discussion)
- If you find something funny, laugh about it - don't only smile - but it shouldn't come across as artificial, however
- you must be more vivid - use expressions as fantastic, owerhelming etc. to show your feelings.
- You can't see if the other one may want to say something. He won't break into a sentence, so give him space to ask questions / tell something.</p>
<p>And very important (dangerous):
- use sentences which do not consist of only yes and no and ok.</p>
<p>Of course, these are basic things but nevertheless it could be of some help...</p>
<p>hey helen? I had a phone interview for Princeton and I guess I ll give you some juicy advice.....in accordance to DavidAlex's own</p>
<ul>
<li><p>DO not talk as if you are reading from a paper......Remember the interviewer cant see you, so it is easier for them to suspect that you are not being real.</p></li>
<li><p>BE yourself in every way possible....it might be a little awkward and tense at first....but after a while, everything will chill out and words would flow out of your mouth like butter :) </p></li>
<li><p>Now you are on the phone and you have to express yourself more clearly than face-to-face. Because remember, words only express 10% of your feelings.... However the tone of your voice expresses much more.</p></li>
<li><p>It can never be overemphasized to speak only when asked to....Do not run your mouth for too long (this is my specialty):D Allow the interview to talk also. </p></li>
</ul>
<p>If you go by this advice.....and some you might have already gotten from others....you will be fine!! trust me... </p>
<p>P.S - Make sure you prepare for those general interview questions (E.G Why princeton, why your course of study...etc) because the interviewer would most likely only want to capture the important answers due to the means of communication...</p>
<p>Other than that, you'd be fine, If you ask me, it is easier on the phone...</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Goodluck</p>
<p>Turn Off The Tv In The Background!!!!</p>
<p>^^yeah and that too.... no noise in the background please. not tv...no cutleries...no parents!!! just you...</p>
<p>thanks a lot, guys! those are very helpful! and maddy, how long did your interview last? do phone interviews tend to be shorter?</p>
<p>lol not necessarily, my phone interview was for an hour!!! strange huh?? and it was an international call....lol</p>
<p>but it was interesting so we dint want to stop talking....</p>
<p>n1ce excuse for an hour of sex hotline-ing ;) </p>
<p>it was so interesting :D</p>
<p>hahahaahahaha!</p>
<p>hey! my interview was solely on Princeton ;) i think :D</p>
<p>hehe sex hotlining:)</p>
<p>Nice one davidalex</p>
<p>Smile as you are speaking...that automatically imparts a friendly quality to your voice.</p>
<p>Yup, and give him a seductive wink when you answer the phone. Oh no, wait....</p>
<p>LOL.....(10 char)</p>
<p>lol phone interviews don't sound kool at all</p>
<p>naah. its not as bad as you think...</p>
<p>lol, my interviewer is a female ph.d at wws.</p>
<p>I don't know about you, but I am always like wandering around my house or my backyard when I'm one the phone or doing something else at the same time. I would recommend forcing yourself to sit still with nothing near you that can be fiddled with so that you can concentrate better.</p>
<p>^haha same here j07
Pretend like you're at a real interview and don't lie down or watch TV while you're on the phone.
Sit at a table and pay attention =)</p>
<p>oops, i always doodle when on the phone... draw flowers, write down random words, sketch etc.
have to practice concentrating a bit, hehe.</p>
<p>btw, just curious: do ph.d students and graduate students join the eating clubs? or are those clubs solely for undergraduates?</p>