APPENDIXC
Sample Phone Screen Transcript
[Dial number: 1-800-DRUIDIA1]
Patrick: Hello, this is Patrick calling from ExampleCompany for Roxanne.
Roxanne: Yes, this is Roxanne. Pleased to meet you!
Comment Make sure you’re talking to the right person.
Patrick: Wonderful. You were expecting my call today?
Roxanne: Yes, at this time.
Patrick: I am a software development manager at ExampleCompany and I’m calling to do a technical phone screen for a software development engineer position. Is that what you were expecting?
Roxanne: Yes, that and the Spanish Inquisition. You never know.
Comment This introduces you and sets up the context for ...
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