Recruiter phone screen practice interview
A first-stage call covering your background, interest in the role, practical fit and concise communication. Practise the 5 questions the real interviewer asks with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 10 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About this interview
A recruiter phone screen is usually the first live conversation in a hiring process. The recruiter checks whether your experience and reasons for applying broadly match the role, and whether practical details make sense before arranging a longer interview.
How to prepare
- Prepare a brief career summary that emphasises experience relevant to the vacancy.
- Read the job description and choose two achievements that show a strong match.
- Research the organisation and form a specific reason for wanting the role.
- Practise answering without visual cues while keeping each point concise.
- Check your signal, battery and a quiet place before the call.
Common mistakes
- Retelling your full employment history instead of selecting relevant evidence.
- Sounding interested in any vacancy rather than this particular role.
- Giving long answers that make it hard for the recruiter to guide the call.
- Taking the call somewhere noisy or with an unreliable connection.
What to expect
A real mock interview
5 questions the way the real interviewer asks, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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