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How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:17 pm

What is the recommended way to answer the phone for a phone interview? My career services did not advise us on this. Saying "hello" is obviously unprofessional.....do I say "Hi, this is ___ speaking"?

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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by champloo » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:19 pm

Anonymous User wrote:What is the recommended way to answer the phone for a phone interview? My career services did not advise us on this. Saying "hello" is obviously unprofessional.....do I say "Hi, this is ___ speaking"?
Seriously?

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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by dabigchina » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:20 pm

"hi this is ___"

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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by h2go » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:21 pm

G'day mate.

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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:23 pm

Hello is obviously unprofessional why?

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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by Danger Zone » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:25 pm

A. Nony Mouse wrote:Hello is obviously unprofessional why?
Yeah I hope it's not or else I've been answering the phone wrong for a long time
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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by FSK » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:25 pm

I usually do "hello, this is Ben butfucker speaking" which seems to go ok.
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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by RaceJudicata » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:31 pm

This really depends where you are interviewing. Need to demonstrate ties and geographic preference from the get. For example, if a Texas firm, best to answer "howdy!"; if a CA firm, "Hey its, ____, I'm stoked to be interviewing with you, brah., etc.

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Re: How To Answer - Phone Interview

Post by Arbinshire » Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:32 pm

FSK wrote:I usually do "hello, this is Ben butfucker speaking" which seems to go ok.
TITCR.

Seriously, go with whatever is most comfortable. Don't overthink it.

I always answer, "This is FirstName." Its simple, to the point. Amusingly, answering the phone that way allows me a bit of asshole-level-smugness when autodialer operators ask, "Can I speak to FirstName?"

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