I'm not going to get interview anytime soon, however, I'd just want to get some suggestion on how do you practice for the phone interviews?

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Prepare as you would normally.

Be relaxed.
If you're stressed you're more likely to foul up something you'd normally get perfect. It's just a human on the other end and the worst case scenario is that you don't get the job. Stressing just helps ensure you don't get it.

Be confident.
If you can't be, then you ought not to be applying for the job. That said, don't just apply for jobs where you meet the qualifications -- apply for those where you are missing one or two characteristics that they're looking for, but which you can learn. If you're overqualified (or appear as such), you're potential employer is likely to think that once another job comes by that challenges you, that you'll be lost and they'll have to go through the process again. If you're challenged and give the appearance of being able to rise to the challenge you'll appear more likely to hang around for awhile, improve your skills, and become a true asset.

Also, if it wasn't a job interview (say you were just chatting with me), then you would come across as confident because in truth you are confident about that which is within your field (or will be if you're in training). Don't be afraid to say "I don't know." I'm a firm believer that one's greatest strengths is an understanding of their limitations and how to work within those limitations -- we're all limited in some regard; it's how you handle that inadequacy that really sets you apart.

Be friendly.
The other primary reason you'll be interviewed is to make sure that you'll be a good fit with others in the work environment. Be true to yourself, but put on your best face. Be warm and inviting and you'll likely be invited to join the team.

Know Your Future Employer
If you've researched them and demonstrate such, you demonstrate an interest in their company and not "just a job." Find something key about the company which you appreciate and make a mental (or written) note to bring it up. Show them you care and they just may start to care about having you on their team.


Also, don't forget to ask directly for a job which you want. Asking directly may sound a bit weird, but it's highly effective.

Finally, do a follow-up -- email or mail a thank you card and point out another cool fact about you that didn't have an opportunity to come up during the interview. This will set you apart from 90-100% of others competing for the same job and leaves something more tangible behind to remind the future employer about you. I've done that during the application process, not got the job, but got a call back a few weeks later when they had another position open which they thought would be a better fit.

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Jeremy Miller
Content Farmer - Optimized Automated Blog Posting

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Nice advice, i will be needing this in the near future no dout, though i would say the thank you card could work in either way depending on the employer, they may think its good in your case but some others might think that its too much.

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Thanx a lot TeraTask

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