The next thing you’ll do in your search for your next job is to create a written presentation of what you will say to the recruiter of a company who calls you about a potential job.  You’ll want to have a hard copy of your Phone Interview presentation right by your phone or in your car when you go out.  Should you get that phone call while you’re out you’ll be confident and prepared whether you’re at home or on the road.

You need to be prepared to say something about yourself that will impress them in as little as 2 minutes.  Prepare a written statement about yourself that’s brief but concise.

90 Second Phone Interview Intro – Sample

They’re looking for information about what you did in your last position and why you believe you should be hired for the position they’re calling you about.  You’ll need to tell them in a short statement what you‘ve done in your previous position(s) and what some of your accomplishments were. Tailor your accomplishments to the job you’ve applied for. For example, if their job description says that you have to be proficient in handling heavy Calendar appointments, make sure you address how fantastic you were at that skill.

Think about all that you did at your last job.  Some things that seemed small to you were really important to your company.  You may not realize it but during your last position, if you prepared a spreadsheet for your boss with the company budget information, you can tell them with all honesty that part of your accomplishments were “Keeping the company on track in maintaining their year to date budget”.  That’s an accomplishment that recruiters want to hear about.  Maybe you weren’t personally responsible for telling people to stop spending but you DID make your boss aware of the current financial situation and where the company money is in their spending.

Statements like that are not only anticipated by recruiters but they are expected and impressed when they hear them.  You are a doer, not just a seat warmer.  You DID add value to your company.  You may have only thought of it as a weekly spreadsheet that you did for your boss but that task truly added value to the company.  You have to be your own cheerleader.  So begin now to prepare your “Phone Interview” presentation in preparation of a call in the near future.

Once you’ve got that completed, now go to the internet and put your resume on EVERY Job Search engine!  Monster, Yahoo Jobs, Simply Hired, Zip Recruiter, Careerbuilder, Jobungo are just a few of the many job search sites out there.  Create a daily alert on each job search site so they’ll email you any new jobs that get posted.  You can include the zip code of where you would like your next job to be.  You’ll receive information on jobs that are within whatever proximity to your home that you would like.