Typically, how long a successfull telephonic interview lasts?

**thunderlizard** · 17 October 2007, 18:27

Blimey Ashwin, you've made 19 posts: 18 asking questions and 1 saying "Thanks for the responses". Are you Jeremy Paxman or what?

Still, I like the word "telephonic" so I'll answer you. Telephonic interviews are just to make sure you understand what's needed (i.e. whether an agent had been spinning you a yarn) and to make sure you're not completely unsuitable. So I'd say the shorter the better. It really depends on how many questions the interviewer's got and whether they've got the sense to stop asking them if you're blatently getting them all right (or wrong).

**TheFaQQer** · 17 October 2007, 18:56

Depends on how good you are, and how hard they are trying to convince you to take the job.

Longest I've had was 90 minutes - 10 minutes of me telling them of what I could do, 80 minutes of them trying to convince me of how good the project would be to do.

Shortest was 15 minutes - can you fix these problems, yes, chatter for a bit.

**Zippy** · 18 October 2007, 08:03

I've only had two telephone interviews.
The first one took about 10 minutes and I got the job, the second one had been going for 5 minutes when I was offered it.
In my case it seems to be an advantage not to have a face-to-face interview

**SueEllen** · 18 October 2007, 11:35

This gig was 10 minutes.

Previous telephonic interviews anything from 10mins to 30mins. The longer ones are when more than one person wants to interview me.

Basically if your CV is well structured they just want to check that you can do the job (they may throw in a few technical questions) and sound like a person they can work with.

**SallyAnne** · 18 October 2007, 11:50

Originally posted by Zippy View Post

I've only had two telephone interviews.
The first one took about 10 minutes and I got the job, the second one had been going for 5 minutes when I was offered it.
In my case it seems to be an advantage not to have a face-to-face interview

Ahhhh - do you look "funny" Zippy?

**sli_gryn** · 18 October 2007, 15:51

had a java dev intv this morning on the phone and went for 50 mins... admittedly, i do tend to talk absolute rubbish... not sure if i got the job or they just couldn't get me off the blower!

**Ashwin2007** · 18 October 2007, 16:44

I just finished one telephonic interview which lasted for about 10 minutes. For the next stage, I was asked to attend a face to face interview.

For another position, there was no telephonic interview, I was asked to attend face to face interview directly.

Not sure, if the face to face interview is the norm now.

**TheFaQQer** · 18 October 2007, 16:50

Originally posted by Ashwin2007 View Post

I just finished one telephonic interview which lasted for about 10 minutes. For the next stage, I was asked to attend a face to face interview.

For another position, there was no telephonic interview, I was asked to attend face to face interview directly.

Not sure, if the face to face interview is the norm now.

Normally, I don't do face to face interviews - if they're not convinced by my CV, then sod 'em. I might have a face to face next week, which is local, which would be my first for three years or so.

**VectraMan** · 18 October 2007, 16:58

I've only ever had one telephonic interview and didn't get it; well actually I suspect there wasn't really a job and they just gave in to an agent badgering them. But I might be wrong.

All my other interviews have been personic.

Typically, how long a successfull telephonic interview lasts?