The Hidden Step
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hidden
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handling the phone interview is a skill
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t is important to recognize you were not born an
expert in handling the phone interview.
This is a skill and
can be learned in the same manner one learns a new language
or a new sport.
Despite this, most of us tend to use the natural approach in
this situation, since this approach feels most comfortable. Yet,
the natural approach is always the least effective approach
when skill matters.
For instance, what is the natural way to swing a golf club?
It’s bringing it by your ear and swinging it across your body.
But swinging the club in this fashion will get you the least
effective results when playing golf. To play golf, you learn a
structured, almost scientifc way to swing the club. The swing
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In this manual we will learn how
to properly handle phone interview
situations by acquiring skills we
will eventually master.
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