{"id":15697,"date":"2018-12-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/?p=15697"},"modified":"2018-12-11T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T10:00:00","slug":"how-to-ace-a-phone-interview-for-freelance-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/en-au\/blog\/how-to-ace-a-phone-interview-for-freelance-work","title":{"rendered":"How to ace a phone interview for freelance work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&rsquo;ve applied for a freelance job, a hiring manager has reviewed your resume and deemed your experience suitable to be considered and they&rsquo;ve now requested a phone interview with you. But what is the purpose of the call, why would you not be asked to attend a traditional face-to-face meeting and what can you do to make sure you ace the interview?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0wsQOxMPAT8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Why a phone interview?<\/h2>\n<p>At first you might question why a company would conduct a phone interview at all. Well, in short it&rsquo;s because most hiring managers are time-poor. Certainly in the freelance space that I work in, companies are looking to hire because they have a specific project that they&rsquo;re needing immediate support with. They&rsquo;re under the pump to deliver within set timeframes and there&rsquo;s neither the time available, nor the necessity to hold a one hour face-to-face meeting when it might only be a one or two week project.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, the hiring manager will still be keen to ensure he&rsquo;s bringing on the right person to deliver on the work required. A look over your resume or portfolio will outline most of that, but being able to clearly articulate your skills and experience and talk through similar projects you&rsquo;ve completed in the past, who you worked alongside and what your specific involvement was is in essence the reason for the call.<\/p>\n<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\n<p>So what can you do to ensure you&rsquo;re going to ace the interview? The most important thing, as with any interview, is to prepare as much as possible. Don&rsquo;t fall into the trap of thinking that because it&rsquo;s only a short phone call that the hiring manager will not expect you to know your stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Find out who you&rsquo;re talking to and check them out on LinkedIn to see what their role is and what their background is. Even send a connection request in advance. So long as your profile is complete, you should have a photo which creates a human element and you&rsquo;ll no longer be just a voice on the end of the phone. You can also see any shared connections or companies you may both have worked with in the past and allow for a conversation starter. It&rsquo;s harder to build rapport over the phone than it is face-to-face, so having something in common to talk to about will be a huge plus.<\/p>\n<h2>During the phone interview<\/h2>\n<p>Once niceties are out of the way, it&rsquo;s time to get into the important things. As I mentioned before, the phone interview is going to be a lot shorter than a face-to-face. You need to be able to articulate yourself clearly and succinctly.<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t go into huge detail about things that aren&rsquo;t essential to know. You&rsquo;re not pitching for a job, you&rsquo;re pitching for a project. Stick to the important elements of your experience that align and explain how that is going to help the hiring manager complete the work that needs to be done.<\/p>\n<h2>Ask questions<\/h2>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t be afraid to ask a few questions of your own. If you&rsquo;re going through a recruiter a lot of the ground work should already have been done, but if you&rsquo;ve never worked for that specific company before you might wish to know a bit about the team size, project deadline, key deliverables, or any future projects which could arise off the back of this work. Given you&rsquo;re not going to meet the company before starting, it&rsquo;s good to know exactly what you&rsquo;re getting yourself into.<\/p>\n<h2>Final tips<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, make sure you&rsquo;re in a quiet environment with good phone reception. The same goes for a Skype interview or video call. The last thing you need are connection issues, a crackly line or loud noises happening in the background. You still need to make an impression and wouldn&rsquo;t want to frustrate the hiring manager.<\/p>\n<p>Phone interviews are commonplace. If you ensure you&rsquo;re prepared, ready and waiting at the scheduled time and have done your research then there&rsquo;s no reason why you shouldn&rsquo;t ace it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phone interviews are commonplace but you may be wondering whats the purpose and why wouldn't you be asked to attend a traditional face-to-face meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[842],"capabilities":[],"class_list":["post-15697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask-aquent"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Phone interviews are commonplace but you may be wondering whats the purpose and why wouldn&#039;t you be 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