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Preparing for the Phone Interview

Job Advice Blog

Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. What do you do on the phone? Despite the limitations associated with a phone screen you can still make a powerful impression – powerful enough to get the real deal – an invite to the office. This is probably going to be your home and cell phone.

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Call off the cheerleaders!

Practically Perfect PA

They read your Twitter profile. They receive a copy of your CV and read the covering letter. Sometimes they’ll pick up clues via auditory channels : They speak to you on the phone. They look at your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook photos. They read a blog you’ve written. They monitor your Tweets. They Skype you.

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OfficeTeam Reveals Mistakes That Could Derail Your Job Search

Office Dynamics

Use tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter regularly to keep in touch with professional contacts. Sending your resume and cover letter on high-quality paper via the post office may seem outdated, but people receive so little mail today that your hard-copy materials could pay off. Try This Instead.

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3 More Tools for Self-Branding and Job Hunting

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

1) Tweet My Jobs - I know most of us may roll our eyes or not believe that people have found jobs through Twitter or Facebook because it seems so far-fetched and unlikely. So I was skeptical too and started to Google how people used Twitter to find jobs and I came across Tweet My Jobs. Here are 3 more tools you may want to check out.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. And since I was there, I dropped off my resume and cover letter. You should have a Twitter account, or maybe even a blog. Did the receptionist throw it away? No, maybe 1 minute.

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The Path to Chief of Staff Whitepaper

Admin Awards

Which three phone apps can you not live without? “You can sell yourself and your abilities in your cover letter even if you don’t have a degree,” Gaughan says. Panelists/participants were asked: Which three phone apps can you not live without? How do you make the transition internally? – BE A ‘SPONGE.’

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Whoever had the idea to put the templates on their site should pat themselves on the back. Once you log on click on the tab Productivity and you will see on the right Templates. 411 Look Up 411.ca