How To Fail A Phone Screen (And How To Ace It) (Careerealism)

1. A client e-mailed me in an excited panic this week. She had applied to her dream job and unexpectedly got an e-mail asking to set up a phone screen. We spoke just prior to the call so she could get some last minute tips.

For the first ten minutes of our discussion, she did all the talking. Like most seasoned job seekers (40+ years old), she knows how to research for an interview. She went on and on about all the things she was going to tell the person. She cited numerous examples of how her experience was the perfect fit. She didn’t come up for air.

Finally, I stopped her. I literally cut her off and said, “We’ve got 20 minutes left and I need to share something important with you.” Then I said, “Take out a piece of paper and in big letters write this down. It’s going to be your focus for this phone screen.”

What did I say?

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