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Candidate Advice

Video and phone interview hints and tips

With many people continuing the trend of hiring remotely, you may well be asked to attend a video or phone interview. If so, here's some advice:

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Video and phone interview guide

Video and phone interviews can make you just as anxious beforehand as the more conventional face-to-face ones. However, do not be disheartened there are a lot of steps you can take to prepare for a video or telephone interview.
We have produced this handy little guide that you can download, print and check off what you need to do to prepare.

In this guide we cover:

  • General interview tips – more of which can be found in our interview hints and tips guide.

  • The STAR interview technique

  • The right location for your call

  • The right equipment

  • How to handle the interview Q&A

  • Tips on how to look and sound professional on video and phone interviews

  • A back-up plan (if you need one)

We hope you find it useful.

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