| A telephone interview should be treated | | | | including numerical skills, |
| in the same way as a normal interview | | | | organisation, presentation etc and make |
| and should taken as seriously. However, | | | | sure you show you can perform these |
| it could be seen as being a little | | | | skills. |
| easier as you are not sitting right in | | | | Make sure you have your CV and |
| front of the interviewer. The person you | | | | application form that you sent to the |
| speak to will have a series of questions | | | | company in front of you. You then know |
| that they will want to ask you and will | | | | what they know and can refer to it if |
| certainly want to elaborate on your CV. | | | | necessary. |
| Before you are scheduled in to conduct | | | | Be professional and do not speak too |
| the interview, jot down all the answers | | | | quickly. Do not use slang and certainly |
| to the most commonly asked questions and | | | | do not interrupt or talk over the |
| have that in front of you so you can | | | | interviewer. Keep smiling at all times |
| then refer to these. Try however, to | | | | as there have been studies to show that |
| answer them in a natural way. | | | | this has a positive effect on the person |
| Also note down in a list all your | | | | who is listening. |
| accountancy skills and qualifications | | | | Finally, keep in mind that the |
| that are relevant to the job and keep in | | | | interviewer is only human and it is not |
| mind what they are actually looking for | | | | an interrogation. At the end, if you |
| so you can tailor your answers | | | | want to ask questions about the |
| accordingly. Think about the skills | | | | Accountancy Job you are applying for, |
| required for an Accountancy Job | | | | then do. |