Interview Etiquette Your Phone Rings!

Interview Etiquette Your Phone RingsInterview Etiquette Your Phone RingsSo far, your interview is going really well. Theres a great connection between you and your intervieweruntil your phone starts blaring Carly Rae Jepsens Call Me Maybe. Your interviewer may never call you back for a second interview unless you follow these interview etiquette tips.DO silence your phone asapAll smartphones come with a button that allows the user to turn off the phone immediately. Find your phone (hopefully its elend at the bottom of your bag) and silence the ringer. Dont just let it continue to ring until it goes to voicemail. After all, your caller might continue to ring you until you pick up.DONT answer the call.Never, ever answer the phone during an interview. Its disrespectful to the interviewer, even if you just blurt into the phone, Ill call you right back and hang up. Its also likely that the person will call you back, causing your phone to ring again. During an interview, the only person yo u should be speaking with is the hiring manager. Unless its an absolute emergency (and you mentioned this to the interviewer at the beginning), dont pick up your phone.DO apologizeInstead of pretending that your phone didnt just ring, acknowledge the faux pas. Tell the hiring manager that you are sorry that your phone went off, and pleasantly pick up the conversation right where it left off before your phone rang.DONT pretend it didnt happenYour interviewer will expect an apology for the interruption. If you dont acknowledge that your phone rang, it will leave a bad impression and might make him feel that you are not accountable for your actions. So be sure to own up to leaving your phone on.DO leave your phone at homeEven if youre running errands afterwards, it might be a good idea to leave your phone home on the day of your interview. Even though you promise yourself that youll silence the ringer, chances are you might forget. For once, not being able to phone home might be a good thingWhen your phone rings, it can make or break an interview. That all depends, though, on how you handle it. Acting professionally can make all the difference to making your phone ring again- this time, with a job offer.Readers, has your phone ever gone off during an interview? How did you handle it?