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How do you prepare for a phone interview?

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Lucy Yeh is a Human Resources Director, Recruiter, and Certified Life Coach (CLC) with over 20 years of experience. With a training background with Coaching for Life and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at InsightLA, Lucy has worked with professionals of all levels to improve the quality of their careers, personal/professional relationships, self marketing, and life balance.

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Re-read the job description and research the role for which you applied. Also, look up the company's competitors, the industry, the company's social media pages, press releases, and whatever else you can get your hands on before the phone call.

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If they ask for what is your strength and weaknesses, what should I say?

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Tell them what your personal strengths and weaknesses are. They want to hear both so do not say that you do not have any weaknesses. Be honest.

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How do I answer "Tell me about yourself"?

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Give a brief overview of a few of your most recent jobs and key skills you did in them, what you enjoyed working in, and how you would like to use these skills for the position you applied for.

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What is your strength?

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Everyone panics over strengths-weaknesses questions. Think of it as "What do I most enjoy doing and least enjoy doing?" In those answers are your strengths and weaknesses. For example: Perhaps you like cleaning and being independent in doing your work. You might apply for a hotel cleaner. Or, you might enjoy making internet apps and games. You've studied and used different types of coding and like to both work independently and as part of a team.

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