A short advice video (part of a weekly Friday series) by Dominic Imwalle offering three practical tips to improve performance on phone-screen interviews: (1) research the role and company (30–60 minutes; use Google/Glassdoor or ask contacts), (2) prepare thoughtful, specific questions that show research (example: “What do you wish more people knew about the work that you do today?”), and (3) voice genuine excitement during the call and take the call from a quiet place. The video closes by inviting comments and suggestions for future videos.
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Hey, guys. Happy Friday. I hope your week is going well and thanks for tuning in. This is the fifth video in my Friday video series and I'm going to be going the rest of the year. So I appreciate all the support you've given me so far. With this video, I'm going to jump into the phone screen. This is something that I'm super passionate about. I've had a good bit of success and I've had to do a ton of them. So I want to give you guys three tips that you should take. It's going to help you navigate and find some success in your own phone screens. The first one I wanted to jump into is research. At least 30 minutes to an hour. Take the role, the company, and the words phone screen and put it into Google. Right? And see what results come up. Right? Is it the exact questions that are coming up on Glassdoor? Right. You're going to find something, write those questions down and run with it. If you can't find something online, go ahead and reach out to some people. Have someone. Has one of your good friends been through the same process? Have someone. See what. Get some insight before. But do your own due diligence to get ready for this phone screen. Don't take it lightly. Number two, have great questions ready. The phone screen really is. You kind of want it to turn into a little bit of a conversation, right? They're going to ask their questions for 10, 20 minutes and then they're going to probably open the floor for you. Don't have a question ready that says what's the culture like? Right. Dive a little bit deeper and have some interesting questions that showed you did your research about this company and are excited for the role. Right? One of my favorites right now is what. What do you wish more people knew about the work that you do today? Right. It usually stumps them and makes them think a little bit more than what's the culture like. My last tip for you guys is to go ahead and voice your excitement on the call, right? You see me smiling in these videos. You can hear my passion for professional development all the time, whether it's in my posts or these videos. Show that in the phone screen, right? Be excited about the role. Communicate that to the whole whoever's conducting the phone screen and just take it in a quiet place. Don't take it when you're walking outside, walking your dog. Respect the person's time and overall, just smile. You'll be able to hear it in your voice and show that excitement. So these are three tips that are going to help you find some success in the phone screen area. As always, comment below with any add ins you have to the success recipe for phone screens and then I'll be taking suggestions for next week's Friday video. Thanks for tuning in and have a great rest of your week.
