Phone interview

[Mary Mallozziberg]

Like a regular [job interview], but conducted over the phone. Usually used by big companies such as Google [to weed] out first, second, and sometimes third round applicants before an actual onsite interview. Typically conducted on the toilet, on the floor, or at a small, lonely desk with a little lamp, and with much apprehension. Given the lack of visual feedback between applicant and interviewer, phone interviews typically lead to many awkward pauses, interruptions, and [unfinished] sentences.