Why do companies want to conduct phone interviews or Zoom interviews?
By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter
Are they too cheap to take people out? Has anyone been hired through a phone interview?
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I’m Jeff Altman, big game hunter. I coach people in organizations you know about workforce-related issues or workplace issues, job search, hiring more effectively, managing and leading those things. Someone asked me a great question.
Why do employers want to conduct job interviews over the phone? Is it because they are too cheap to take you to their location? Has anyone ever been hired through a phone interview? OK So, I know if the shoe was on the other foot, you’d want to do a phone interview. But putting that aside for now, let me directly answer the question that has been asked.
Are they too cheap? You bet they are. Why? Because they don’t want to be cheated. Some people will have a fake resume so they can travel on other people’s money.
Do you blame them? I used to see this happen all the time until companies got smart and started doing phone interviews as a screening method. This saves them time and money. For this reason, they conducted local telephone interviews.
If they have to take you to an interview, they will. Especially as a junior, they have little to go on beyond what you tell them and their own experiences dealing with scammers. So, are they too cheap? You bet.
You bet they do, and they do. If I were a shareholder in that company, I would rather do it over the phone or video first, then invest hundreds of dollars to take you out, put you up in a hotel, and then bring you back. And, if you’re working through a recruiter, you can always encourage them to reimburse you for your expenses if you’re willing to broach the idea of flying out at your own expense.
If you can get something from them, everything will be fine, right? Let me say it briefly. . . What’s the other part of the question? Has anyone ever been hired through a phone interview? No, no, no one gets hired through a phone interview, except at a worthless company.
So, I would just say their goal is to be efficient. So they don’t want to commit to flying someone out unless they think they’re going to hire you, and that’s the purpose of it. I’m Jeff Altman.
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