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I had a phone interview yesterday. Since I have started writing this blog, I have become very aware of the actions and qualities of those around me in the retail world. After I had this interview, I collected my thoughts, and it occurred to me "WOW!! That girl really knows what she is doing!!" A phone interview is a very unique thing. You don't have all the benefits of meeting someone face-to-face. You can't see their reactions, their mannerisms, or even if they present the right image for you. You also don't have the ability to control the level of distractions for the candidate. With all these things against you, how do you get it right? I am simply going to tell how this person conducted this interview...cause THIS is how you do it!! She started off by introducing herself and very clearly explaining her role in both the company and in the interview process. Throughout that part, she used easy and energetic language as well as several different tones ...

Early on in my career, I developed a reputation as a top recruiter among my peers. Unfortunately, I wasn't really sure how I did it. The company I was working for at the time announced they were expanding in to a new market in Denver, Colorado. I was the one charged with recruiting candidates for these new stores. So off I went to Denver for a three day trip to "recruit" as many quality candidates as I could find. I arrived at Cherry Creek Mall, recruiting materials in my bag, and eager to meet our next great employee. After about thirty minutes of wandering the mall, I hadn't even struck up a conversation. I quickly began to realize, I didn't know anything about recruiting!! I went to the food court and sat down with a coffee and the mall directory thinking to myself, "How did I get this reputation as this recruiting genius?!" I realized that my success in the past with filling local positions, was me simply arranging interviews for people I h...