Phone screen interviews are usually the first step in the hiring process. They’re different from phone interviews and usually last between 15 and 30 minutes.

A phone interview often starts with no-frills, basic interview questions designed to gauge your experience, motivations and suitability for the position.

Don’t blow the screening! Before you can move forward in the hiring process, you absolutely must clear the screening interview. So, by all means, avoid these mistakes.

I'm an Electrical Engineering student with actual work experience (I'm an undergrad aged 28, I've had "real" jobs before going back to college) and I just completed my first phone interview for a ...