{"id":200,"date":"2021-05-19T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arc.dev\/developer-blog\/?p=200"},"modified":"2024-09-06T13:34:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T05:34:29","slug":"phone-screen-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arc.dev\/talent-blog\/phone-screen-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Phone Screen Interview vs Actual Phone Interview: Learn the Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As more organizations adapt to remote work permanently, hiring processes are evolving, too. A phone interview used to be the intermediary step before the final, in-person interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, as fewer companies host in-person meetings, a phone interview or a remote video interview often replaces the in-person interview as the critical final stage of the hiring process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s some confusion around the difference between a phone screen and a phone interview. Companies like Amazon and Google use a phone screen to validate a candidate\u2019s abilities before reaching the phone interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phone interviews, too, are becoming more popular \u2014 along with Zoom interviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the phone screen is often shorter, it\u2019s no less important than any other step in the hiring process. Here\u2019s what you need to know about these two hiring stages and how to ace a phone interview.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What is a Phone Screen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Typically, a phone screen would be used to assess whether the candidate is who they say they are. Unfortunately, nearly 50% of candidates lie<\/a> on their resumes. This is what makes the phone screen so essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The phone screen is the step after you submit an application, but before a coding challenge (if there is one) \u2014 followed by the in-person (e.g., phone or video) interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA screening interview is typically a 15- to 30-minute phone call. Your objective here is to narrow your list of top candidates to the handful you want to consider for formal interviews. That\u2019s when you can go deep,\u201d explain the recruiters at Robert Half<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A phone screen helps recruiters make sure they\u2019re spending time interviewing the very best candidates. One tech recruiter at Amazon<\/a> found that better phone screening led to a higher chance that a candidate would successfully pass a later-stage phone interview. While the phone screen may seem like a minor, less involved step in the hiring process, for recruiters phone screens help eliminate anyone who is clearly underqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For that reason, it\u2019s important to be prepared. Here are some examples of questions you might be asked<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n