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TelephoneInterviewGuide
Telephoneinterviewsareahighlyrecommendedwaytocullyourlistofqualifiedapplicantsforin personinterviews.Usethisformattogainadditionalinformationfromthecandidatesquicklybeforeyou schedulethemforaninpersoninterview.Conductphoneinterviewsforallcandidatesyouare consideringforaninpersoninterview,bothinternalandexternal,andaskthemthesamequestions. Thisisintendedtobeusedasaguideandcanbemodifiedtomeetyourparticularneeds.Rememberto givethecandidatesadvancednoticesothattheycanpreparefortheinterview. ScriptHello,Iam___,andIreceivedyourapplicationforthepositionof____inthe____Department atUCBerkeley.Idliketodoabriefphoneinterviewthatwilllastbetween1530minutesregardingyour qualificationsandinterestintheposition.Whenwouldbeagoodtimetoscheduleaphoneinterview? 1. Whyareyouinterestedinthispositionandinworkingfor____department? 2. Pleasedescribeyourcurrentorganizationanditssize.Howlargeistheunitinwhichyouare currentlyworking?Howhasyourpreviousexperiencepreparedyouforthisposition? 3. Pleasedescribewhetheryouworkinateamenvironmentorperformmostofyourjobdutieson yourown.Describeyourworkingrelationshipwithyoursupervisor. 4. Whatnewprocesses/toolsdidyouneedtolearninyourpresentpositionandhowdidyoulearn them? 5. Describeyourclients/customersandthesizeofyourcustomerbase. 6. Pleasedescribethecomputerhardwareandsoftwarewithwhichyouaremostcomfortable. [Referenceanyspecificapplicationsorsoftwarethattheymustbeabletouse] 7. Verifythetypeofappointmentandhoursneededforthispositioni.e.career,fulltime,or6 monthcontractat50%time. 8. (Ifsalaryispostedonlinereiterateavailablesalaryrange)Thispositionssalaryrangeis____. Whatsalarylevelwouldyoubewillingtoacceptforthisposition? *Inaddition,wesuggestyouaskaminimumofthree(3)critical,positionspecificquestions thatwillidentifywhethertheapplicantmeetsyourminimumqualifications. Iftheirsalaryrequirementisnotwithinyourrangeandbudget,clarifywhethertheywouldliketostillbe consideredforthepositionorwouldliketobeconsideredforfuturepositionswithahighersalaryrange. Thankyoufortakingthetimetodiscussyourqualificationsandinterest.Youcanreachmeat____with anyquestionsoradditionalinformation.Ournextstepistocompletethephoneinterviewsanddetermine whomtoinviteinforaninterview.Iwillgetbacktoeveryoneby_____.

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