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title: "Phone Screen"
description: "An initial screening interview conducted over the phone, typically lasting 15-30 minutes. Phone screens are used to verify basic qualifications, assess communic"
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# Phone Screen

An initial screening interview conducted over the phone, typically lasting 15-30 minutes. Phone screens are used to verify basic qualifications, assess communication skills, and determine if candidates should advance to fuller interviews.

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Phone screens are won by people who sound ready from the first sentence. Practice your answers with Voomer® and hear how you sound.

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