Telephone based Interviews

Our primary objective will be to secure you a face to face interview. If, however, you are not based in the country of the hiring manager then occasionally a telephone will have to be conducted.

It is important to note that any telephone interview is purely a screening exercise to establish whether or not to invite you to a face to face interview.

We will try to arrange for you to initiate the call to our client. Failing this, we will ask our client to call you at a pre- determined time and ideally on a land line not a mobile.

A quiet environment is crucial and one with no background noise as you must be able to hear clearly the questions of the interviewer and they must be able to hear your responses.

Many of the same rules that apply to a face to face interview apply to a telephone interview but with the added difficulty that you cannot see the interviewer’s facial gestures and body language. As such, your listening skills and your questioning skills are crucial.

You should have your CV in front of you in the same format as the interviewer. We will send to you your CV in our corporate format. This is important as you both need to be looking at the same document.

Establish how long the interviewer has allocated for the interview. Use the time carefully. Listen carefully to the questions of the interviewer. Try to avoid interrupting and giving long winded answers but look for natural gaps in the conversation to ask questions and avoid going off on tangents. Use phrases such as “Have I answered that question fully enough for you?” to check that the interviewer is getting the information they need. .Remember silence is actually a very powerful tool in a telephone interview. Use it to your advantage

When asking a closing question such as “Is there anything I have said to you in our conversation so far that would prevent you from inviting me to a second interview?” Then, STAY SILENT……..……..Make the interviewer answer the question…..Say it again if necessary. If they say yes but I am not sure about x or y , then you can close out on any misunderstanding or if they highlight a genuine weakness you can miximise the benefits you bring whilst minimizing the drawback.

If they answer no then you can simply close with, “ Then can we agree a date for me to meet with you ? Which would you prefer, the 17th or the 23rd?” (the alternative close )

Remember the objective is a simple one: for you to get a commitment from the interviewer to invite you to the next stage of the selection process. Anything less than this is potential failure as one of your competitors may already have secured that commitment.

Search Vacancies

Filter by

Recently added jobs

Mar 13 2023

Business Development Manager – Construction Finance – Midlands location preferred but flexible – salary up to £65,000 salary plus company car and 30% bonus

Mar 03 2023

Area Sales Managers – ( 2 ) Transport asset finance – HGV’s , LCV’s , trailers etc – Midlands or North and Leeds to North East sales areas – salary up to c£70,000 + monthly commission paid on every deal close plus , annual bonuses – totally uncapped earnings , plus company car and excellent benefits.

Feb 27 2023

Broker Managers – South East , North West , North East – salary range up to c£80,000 uncapped monthly paid commission – realistic annual variable income base salary + £40,000 for c£20m of volume a year , plus company car and excellent benefits.

Feb 24 2023

Regional Manager – National Accounts – Bus & Coach / Commercial Transport – UK South preferred – salary range up to £70,000 + uncapped monthly commission . Realistic year 1 earnings £110,000 year 2 £140,000 year 3 £170,000 .

Feb 17 2023

European Business Programmes Account Manager – UK , Ireland , or Netherlands based – salary to £90,000 plus 30% of base salary on target earnings with bonus quarterly paid plus company car / allowance plus and usual large company benefits.

Feb 15 2023

Sales Manager – Construction Vendor Finance – UK South – Salary range up to £85,000 plus bonus of up to 45% quarterly paid + company car or car allowance and excellent benefits.

Feb 14 2023

Broker Manager – Mid Ticket Asset Finance – Manchester & North West – up to £85,000 OTE + 50% , quarterly paid , plus car allowance and excellent benefits

Feb 14 2023

Broker Manager – Mid Ticket Asset Finance – London & South East – up to £85,000 OTE + 50% , quarterly paid , plus car allowance and excellent benefits

Feb 02 2023

Broker Manager – UK South : Bristol – M4 corridoor– London – Essex – salary up to c£65,000 + car allowance plus quarterly paid commission and with wholly uncapped potential – realistic earnings year 1 £100,000 + year 2 £130,000 +

Jan 31 2023

Senior Account Manager – IT Finance Commercial – Ideally North West located or North Midlands : salary & car allowance to c£80,000 OTE £140,000 uncapped. Commission paid monthly with quarterly and also annual bonuses.