Is this guy serious? Body language is important for the phone interview!
Yeah! Job transition is a mind game that requires you to project yourself well in any interview situation. Even in a phone interview, you can get your interviewer to “hear” your smile and “see” your body language. Here are some simple tips to make it happen.
win the mind game
1) Dress professionally. Yes, put on your best clothes, shine those shoes, brush your teeth, wash behind your ears, hide the tattoo, pluck your eyebrows, everything you would do for the personal interview. Because? Because this is a sales call and you have to have the right mindset.
2) Listen to your favorite comedian or humorist for a short time before the phone call. You want to feel good about yourself: You want to feel optimistic. Laughter will create this mood. Remember, the transition and job search is a mind game. If you don’t have a favorite comedian, go to YouTube and search for “Comedy.” Watch for a few minutes immediately before the interview. Now when you do that phone interview, the recruiter will hear you smile. It sounds silly, but if you can make it happen, you’ll make that job happen.
3) Interview in a quiet space with no possibility of interruption.
4) Stand up when interviewing. Yeah, get that butt off that chair, stand tall, and start projecting yourself with passion and energy. You project totally differently when you’re standing up. Your breathing is better; your voice and intonation have better timbre and liveliness. If you doubt it, sit down and read this article out loud. Then stand up and read the article aloud. You will receive the message.
5) Clear your desk of all material except for a few cue cards that contain important statements, key points you want to make, anecdotes you want to reference.
6) Find a picture of your interviewer online and leave it on the screen. If you can’t do that, have the website or photos of key products on the screen. It will keep it more real to you.
7) A full length mirror will help you during the phone interview. Who? Yes. Bring a full-length mirror into your interview room. I’m serious. Now you’ll see what your body language looks like, see if you’re upright and projecting confidence, and when you are, believe it or not, the recruiter will “see” that positive body language.
Now get out of that chair. Give him a sock and win the job search!