Phone Interview

[Marina]

Yeah, the best bit about doing phone interviews is you can google the technical questions if you're stumped.

For one phone interview I made sure my mouse was wrapped in a towel so they couldn't here me clicking away. Still failed though. Got distracted by a video of a couple of bints wrestling in oil. I think there were up Scotland to keep the strikers entertained.

Maybe what you need is a large blank wall, covered with cheatsheets, so when some stupid "either you know it or you don't" question comes up you can simply creep to the right area (which you'd need to memorize up front) and silently look up the answer.

Course that wouldn't work so well with timed on-line multiple choice tests, which I've had a couple of times in the last few years. I think these are getting more popular for pre-screening use by agencies.

edit: Obviously the cheatsheets on the wall idea also requires either phenomenal eyesight or a cordless phone, and to take the client's call in your home.

[Spacecadet]

Got distracted by a video of a couple of bints wrestling in oil.

with current oil prices that must have been the most expensive youtube clip ever

[PAH]

with current oil prices that must have been the most expensive youtube clip ever

Turned out to be the intro to a particularly tasty diy cannibal cookery lesson.

[PAH]

edit: Obviously the cheatsheets on the wall idea also requires either phenomenal eyesight or a cordless phone, and to take the client's call in your home.

i.e. too much effort. Rather just blag it.

Both phone interviews so far have been on my mobile. Tempted to make sure I'm down PC World next time and hand the phone to the biggest geek I can find. Should pass no problem. I just hope the interviewer really wants that overpriced piece of junk they buy, and doesn't expect me to support it when I'm on site.

[shelby68]

Last 2 interviews have been phone, got both gigs.

[Cowboy Bob]

I voted sometimes as I have got a position based on a 15 minute phone interview. Also hired someone myself a couple of weeks ago based on a strong CV and a 15 minute phone call.

[tim123]

Are contracts on phone intrerviews common, or is it not the norm in the UK?

This is why I'm not going to answer the question.

Every European gig has been as a result of a Phone interview only. None (except this one) of my UK gigs has been.

tim

[PAH]

Also hired someone myself a couple of weeks ago based on a strong CV and a 15 minute phone call.

Give me a bell next time you're hiring.

[Grolubao]

i.e. too much effort. Rather just blag it.

Both phone interviews so far have been on my mobile. Tempted to make sure I'm down PC World next time and hand the phone to the biggest geek I can find. Should pass no problem. I just hope the interviewer really wants that overpriced piece of junk they buy, and doesn't expect me to support it when I'm on site.

Yeah, never understood why they want us to know some picky things... Are they really from IT, cus anytime anybody has a question, he googles it, a person doesn't have to know everything on the tip of the tongue, that's the way our job is done.

I always did my job responsibly and without any of these geek questions, it's more of what techologies am I aware off.

I remember a couple years ago I had a phone interview and they asked me what is the purpose of a method in a pretty unknown class in Java. C'mon...

[expat]

Tempted to make sure I'm down PC World next time and hand the phone to the biggest geek I can find. Should pass no problem.

You think?