It calls for a small wave of celebration that your resume has been noticed on Naukri.com or LinkedIn. The recruiters will start calling you. If you want to take up the job, this first intro call is important. It can really determine whether you are headed for a real interview or will not hear from them again.
So, how do you stack the odds in your favour and ensure that you sail through this critical stage in the hiring process?
Be thoroughly prepared
Be prepared with your resume, and head to a quiet place to answer the call in peace and with a calm mind. If you sound confused and flustered on this call, it might give the impression that you do not care enough about this job.
Express your interest explicitly
More often than not, the HR personnel on call must have spoken to many other people while recruiting. You need to stand out and be noticed. So, if you are really interested in the job, tell them so. Also, they may not be looking for the minutiae of your skills but expect you to know the basic job requirement.
If they pass you through to the next stage of the interview process, recruiters want to feel confident that you are enthusiastic and eager to learn more, not just wasting everyone’s time. And so, assuming you are reasonably interested in the opportunity, you have to make that instantly clear to the recruiter during the screening call.
Listen more, Talk less
If you really want to make the most of this phone call, you need to listen to all the details. It might seem careless to make mistakes on details that are shared on this first call. Listening properly will also help you get clarity on the exact job role and responsibilities.
These strategies will help you to secure an interview at the right place.
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