Top 25 Telephone Interview Questions
1. What do you know about this company/position?
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List of Telephone Interview Questions
- What do you know about this company/position?
- Do you have any questions?
- Tell me one skill that you are currently working on improving.
- What are the top duties you perform in your current position?
- When would you be available?
- What is the most important thing you're looking for in a company?
- How would you rate your communication skills?
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
- What made you apply for this position?
- Why are you considering leaving your current position?
- How many years of experience do you have in your field?
- Can you tell me a little about yourself?
- What's your salary expectation?
- You have a couple of gaps in your resume. Can you explain these?
- After reviewing our job description, are there any required or desired skills listed that you feel you are lacking?
- Where did you come across our job posting?
- We are moving quickly into second interviews. What is your availability like over the next few days?
- If you were the successful candidate, how much notice would you require to give your current employer?
- All of our candidates must pass a criminal record check and education verification check. Is there any reason why you would not be comfortable with this?
- Do you feel that this position would fit in with your long term career goals? Please explain.
- Tell me more about your post-secondary education. Are you interested in expanding on your education or gaining any other certifications?
- What would you change about your current role if you could?
- Take 5 minutes to walk me through your work history. Please include why you left each position listed on your resume.
- I'm interested in knowing more about the culture and type of work you are seeking. What is your ideal position at this time?
- Would your current employer be willing to provide a reference for you, should you be successful in this interview process?
- Our company is looking for a team member with flexible work hours. Are you able and willing to work overtime as needed?
- Are you actively interviewing with other companies, and are you close to offer stage with anyone?
- What do you hope to get out of this position?
Telephone User Submitted Interview Answers
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What do you know about this company/position?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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LifeLabs is the largest provider of laboratory services in Canada, Lifelabs main goal is to provide the best health care services possible.
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The position is one I know very well, I performed similar duties in my former job, in an outstanding fashion. To be able to do so, for one of the most important companies in the country, is a professional and personal goal.
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Do you have any questions?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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What have you enjoyed most about working for LifeLabs? What have past employees done to succeed in this position?
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How long before I can meet w the manager.
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Tell me one skill that you are currently working on improving.
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What are the top duties you perform in your current position?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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In my current position my top duties are vary quite a bit, all of my jobs require different responsibilities. Currently I am a Personal support worker where my duty is to care for my client, I am also a waitress where my duties are to care for my customers, I also am doing my placement at LifeLabs at the moment and my top duties as a student are to carry out the tasks asked from me as best as possible in each department that I am learning from.
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I case manage up to 76 customers in finding employment.
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When would you be available?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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I'm available to start this position as soon as I finish my placement which is done on May 27th.
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I'm available to start this position as soon as I finish my placement which is done on May 27th.
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What is the most important thing you're looking for in a company?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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Room for growth, a company that shares its success with the surrounding community,
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Stability and growth paths.
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How would you rate your communication skills?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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Not bad. I think you get what I mean, right?
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I consider myself as a good speaker, I prepare myself accordingly with the situation and provide time for the audience to understand what I am presenting.
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Where do you see yourself in five years?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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As a Manager in the Quality field. Also with a settled family and social environmet.
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Head of Engineering.
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What made you apply for this position?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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Is the best fit to my set of skills and Is one of the largest companies in thee business.
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The best fit to my sets of skills and is one of the largest companies.
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Why are you considering leaving your current position?
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How many years of experience do you have in your field?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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As a teller none but as a customer service over 10yres.
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Not enough. Its never enough.
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Can you tell me a little about yourself?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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I am a hardworking person.
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Perseverance, Pro-activeness, Loyalty, and common sense are words that can define my personality. Also a very good friend to my friends.
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What's your salary expectation?
User Submitted Interview Answers
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It is negotiable.
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I thrive on a performance based program of base salary plus commission you are offering and I think it should reflect the skill and experience I am bringing to you company.
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You have a couple of gaps in your resume. Can you explain these?
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After reviewing our job description, are there any required or desired skills listed that you feel you are lacking?
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Where did you come across our job posting?
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We are moving quickly into second interviews. What is your availability like over the next few days?
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If you were the successful candidate, how much notice would you require to give your current employer?
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All of our candidates must pass a criminal record check and education verification check. Is there any reason why you would not be comfortable with this?
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Do you feel that this position would fit in with your long term career goals? Please explain.
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Tell me more about your post-secondary education. Are you interested in expanding on your education or gaining any other certifications?
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What would you change about your current role if you could?
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Take 5 minutes to walk me through your work history. Please include why you left each position listed on your resume.
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I'm interested in knowing more about the culture and type of work you are seeking. What is your ideal position at this time?
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Would your current employer be willing to provide a reference for you, should you be successful in this interview process?
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Our company is looking for a team member with flexible work hours. Are you able and willing to work overtime as needed?
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Are you actively interviewing with other companies, and are you close to offer stage with anyone?
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What do you hope to get out of this position?
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