How to Conduct a Good Phone Screen Interview Guide

Every effective hiring process includes phone interviews with job candidates, but do your managers know how to conduct phone interviews? Do you? In this episode of HR Party of One, we covered when your organization should hold phone interviews, how the best phone interviews work, and how you can document this process for your team.

Conducting a Phone Interview Best Practices

Organizations need to follow a step-by-step approach to interviewing job applicants. For example, from a process standpoint, phone interviews should come before the face-to-face interview. This approach immunizes hiring managers from making snap judgments about candidates. But, there's more to these phone calls than simply screening candidates.  

Watch the full video here to learn how to conduct a good phone interview: 

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Additional HR Resources

BerniePortal has a ton of great HR resources to help you out during this process and beyond: 

• Six Great Questions to Ask Candidates During a Job Interview
• Why Employers Shouldn’t Conduct Stay and Exit Interviews
• The Art of Interviewing by BerniePortal
• Watch: The Best Interview Questions
• How to Conduct a Face-to-Face Interview