How to Interview for a Telecomuting Job.

By Amy Laine, eHow Member Rating

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Have you searched and searched for the perfect telecommuting job and now finally have gotten the interview. Now that you have a phone interview are you worried? Wondering what to expect or what to do? Here are some tips to ace a interview.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Absolute quite back ground.
Phone, preferably grounded.
Confidence.

Step 1

Before the interview do extensive research on the company and print off any information to refer back to during the interview. Refer back to the pages when asked if you have any questions. Have the questions you would like to ask before the interview part.
Step 2

Make sure there will be total silence in the background while on your interview phone call. It is best to arrange for the kids and pets to be out of the house when the interview is to be taken place.
Step 3

Prepare your phone. A grounded phone is best. But if you must use a cell phone make sure you have you battery fully charged and a way to charge your phone if needed. You should never take a phone interview on a pay phone. Turn off extra features like call waiting, to avoid being interrupted by incoming calls.
Step 4

Go ahead and dress like you would for a casual interview. Make sure your shoes are on and hair is done. This will help give you the extra confidence you need.
Step 5

Be ready at for the interviewer to call you anywhere from thirty minutes early to an hour late. Pay attention to time zones. Have plenty of time set away for the interview. The last thing you want to do is rush the interview.
Step 6

During the interview listen to what the interviewer has to say and try to talk to them as a business associate, not a best friend or a coworker you gossip to.
Step 7

Talk into the phone, do not shout or put the phone call on speaker.
Step 8

Answer all the questions completely and to the point. If asked about tough areas that you are afraid to tell a new employer be honest, most companies will do a extensive background check and will find out any hidden details anyways. Keep a pen and paper with you to write down any things of interest down to refer to later.
Step 9

Always thank the interviewer for their time. Sending a thank you card or email is expected in most employment fields. Send directly after the interview.
Step 10

If you promise to send the interviewer some form of paper work, do it as soon as possible. Do not procrastinate.