How to Mess Up a Phone Interview

Examiner -- Considering that the only thing an interviewer has to go on during a phone interview is listening to the sound of your voice, jobseekers need to be VERY aware of verbal crutches on a job interview. Verbal crutches are those little “connector” words that all of us use from time to time. These are the ums, ahs, and even in the case of one candidate I interviewed—fabulous, that we unconsciously toss in while we’re thinking about the next sentence.