{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":10.24,"endTime":12.56,"body":"Hi there and welcome to our course."},{"startTime":12.8,"endTime":24.08,"body":"We've already talked about interviews on a one-to-one basis, the normal standard type of interview where you get invited to somebody's office or it's a recruitment agency."},{"startTime":24.4,"endTime":27.12,"body":"And, you know, as I say, they're quite normal and standard."},{"startTime":27.28,"endTime":31.76,"body":"And if you've been working for a number of years, you've probably had several of those."},{"startTime":32.08,"endTime":37.36,"body":"But there are other types of interviews, and more and more technology is taking over."},{"startTime":37.6,"endTime":43.44,"body":"So we often hear of people having interviews by telephone or even via Skype."},{"startTime":43.76,"endTime":48.64,"body":"So sometimes you might receive a telephone call out of the blue."},{"startTime":48.88,"endTime":56.16,"body":"You're sitting in your car driving the kids to school or you're about to get ready to go out for a jog and you get a unfamiliar number."},{"startTime":56.4,"endTime":60.72,"body":"And when you answer the call, they say, oh, hi, this is Joe Blogg's company."},{"startTime":60.96,"endTime":63.44,"body":"We would just like to set up an interview with you."},{"startTime":63.68,"endTime":64.96,"body":"Are you free now?"},{"startTime":65.28,"endTime":73.84,"body":"And you have to be very careful because you might be really anxious to get the job, but don't just jump into the interview at that stage because you're obviously not ready for it."},{"startTime":74.08,"endTime":74.8,"body":"You're not set up."},{"startTime":74.96,"endTime":75.84,"body":"You haven't prepared."},{"startTime":76.16,"endTime":91.6,"body":"So tell them nice and politely, well, I'm really sorry, but it's a little bit inconvenient at the moment because I'm just in the process of taking my children to school or I'm just in the middle of some work or, you know, give them some excuse, but ask them, could they reschedule?"},{"startTime":91.68,"endTime":100.56,"body":"And in most cases, they will be very understanding and they will say, of course, let's just look at the diaries and they will give you a suggested day or time."},{"startTime":100.88,"endTime":107.12,"body":"And the same will apply if we get an unknown call via Skype, which has happened to me once or twice."},{"startTime":107.28,"endTime":109.12,"body":"Somebody buzzes you on Skype."},{"startTime":109.2,"endTime":110.56,"body":"You're not quite sure who they are."},{"startTime":111.2,"endTime":114.96,"body":"I normally don't answer those calls on Skype or I don't know them."},{"startTime":115.04,"endTime":119.92,"body":"But if you do, again, just be very careful who it is and what you say."},{"startTime":120.16,"endTime":129.12,"body":"Okay, so if they say, oh, I'm just ringing you about your application for the particular job, you sent us in a CV and we'd like to talk to you about it."},{"startTime":129.36,"endTime":132.16,"body":"So this might well be the recruitment agent."},{"startTime":132.32,"endTime":137.28,"body":"So be very polite again and just say, well, look, this really isn't a convenient time."},{"startTime":137.6,"endTime":141.36,"body":"I'm just about to go out or I'm expecting another call."},{"startTime":141.68,"endTime":149.04,"body":"Whatever your excuse might be, put them off, rearrange it so that you're ready when it is appropriate and good for you."},{"startTime":149.36,"endTime":154.72,"body":"So not too far into the distance, but give yourself a day or so in which you can get prepared."},{"startTime":155.04,"endTime":164.88,"body":"Okay, so let's assume then that you've received the call, you've deferred the telephone or Skype interview until for 24 or 48 hours."},{"startTime":165.2,"endTime":166.96,"body":"So you need to get yourself ready."},{"startTime":167.28,"endTime":171.68,"body":"The attractive part about being interviewed by the telephone is that they can't see you."},{"startTime":172.0,"endTime":176.08,"body":"So here you have the opportunity to have some notes in front of you."},{"startTime":176.32,"endTime":185.04,"body":"So as part of your research, write down carefully the type of notes that you want to give yourself a little bit of an assistance with, a bit of a prompt."},{"startTime":185.36,"endTime":204.32,"body":"So information perhaps about the company that you have applied for, who the key people are, what the key role in the business community is, who their competitors are, what the main product is, whatever that information might be, because that might not just sit on your memory for a long time."},{"startTime":204.56,"endTime":206.48,"body":"So have it ready in front of you."},{"startTime":206.8,"endTime":226.24,"body":"Or write down a few key points that you want to emphasize, you know, about your strengths, key words that you want to use, that you're progressive, that you are a deep thinker, or whatever the phrases you want to use that you want to reiterate throughout the interview to get across the best impression about you."},{"startTime":226.56,"endTime":229.52,"body":"Or a little note about questions that you want to ask them."},{"startTime":229.76,"endTime":234.08,"body":"You might forget them in the anxiety and stress of the interview."},{"startTime":234.24,"endTime":241.84,"body":"So put a few bullet points on that piece of paper and you can refer to it as you're being asked the questions."},{"startTime":242.4,"endTime":248.08,"body":"The disadvantage of the telephone conversation and interview is that they can't see you."},{"startTime":248.24,"endTime":251.52,"body":"So they get no visual impact."},{"startTime":251.76,"endTime":256.24,"body":"So you have to be really careful with the words you use and the language that you use."},{"startTime":256.48,"endTime":262.0,"body":"So use strong words, use shorter sentences that have more impact."},{"startTime":262.32,"endTime":275.2,"body":"Try not to waffle because on the other end of the telephone, it might be a little difficult to pick those words up, or somebody might be distracted on the other end of the phone by something else that's happening around him in his office."},{"startTime":275.52,"endTime":283.36,"body":"So try to make short statements, punchy statements with words that he will or she will remember."},{"startTime":283.6,"endTime":283.92,"body":"Okay."},{"startTime":284.56,"endTime":286.8,"body":"But again, remember, it is an interview."},{"startTime":286.96,"endTime":291.6,"body":"So treat it as an interview, even though it might be a little bit unusual for you."},{"startTime":291.92,"endTime":294.64,"body":"So make sure you're sitting down somewhere comfortable."},{"startTime":294.88,"endTime":297.52,"body":"Make sure you don't have any distractions around you."},{"startTime":297.84,"endTime":299.12,"body":"The dog isn't in the room."},{"startTime":299.28,"endTime":301.12,"body":"The cat isn't jumping around."},{"startTime":301.36,"endTime":303.44,"body":"The kids are not screaming, whatever it might be."},{"startTime":303.68,"endTime":315.68,"body":"Get yourself in a position and a place that is yours that you can shut the door, shut the world out, and focus for that 15, 20, or 30 minutes on that particular interview."},{"startTime":316.0,"endTime":329.76,"body":"And the same, of course, will go with Skype and even more so because the room that you're in is going to be completely visible to the person on the other end of the Skype conversation unless you cancel the webcam."},{"startTime":330.0,"endTime":333.04,"body":"But that wouldn't be a good idea because the person will want to see you."},{"startTime":333.2,"endTime":349.84,"body":"So make sure before you start the Skype call that your room is tidy, that you don't have washing or clothes hanging around, dirty cups, that everything is in its place, that the only thing that the person can focus on is you."},{"startTime":350.0,"endTime":353.6,"body":"They're not distracted by something else that's going on around you."},{"startTime":353.92,"endTime":365.84,"body":"And again, with Skype, make sure that your mobile phone is switched off so that it doesn't ring when you're in the middle of the interview because there's nothing worse than saying, oh, I'm sorry, just a minute."},{"startTime":366.24,"endTime":367.36,"body":"I just switched that off."},{"startTime":367.68,"endTime":371.44,"body":"Be focused, be prepared and be concentrated."}]}