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Phone interviews can be tough. With the lack of visual communication, you must be able to rely on auditory feedback and be disciplined enough to keep focus. We have compiled this handy guide on phone interview preparation to help ease your fears.

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alexrudloff
April 26, 2007, 10:40 a.m.
Thoughts or suggestions?
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celly
April 26, 2007, 11:07 a.m.
> No chewing gum, cigarettes, food or other things that may
> interfere with your vocal chords during the interview.
No Dairy as well for a few hours!! Dairy will make you Flem up. Back in my debate days we would take competing teams out for Milkshakes or Ice Cream before big rounds. Pretty much the kiss of death if you're trying to talk professionally...
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Preiere
April 26, 2007, 5:49 p.m.
>Sound confident in what you are saying.
> Answer questions promptly and accurately as you can.
>Try not to yell, cry, whine, or throw a tantrum on the phone and you should be fine. :)
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B1BLancer
April 26, 2007, 8:52 p.m.
If you use a cell phone, make sure the battery is fully charged. It wouldn't be good if your phone died right in the middle of the interview. If you use a bluetooth earpiece, make a special effort to be sure you're in a quiet environment. Those things pick up background noise like crazy.
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