Fri, 23 May 2014A recent survey by online interview software firm Shortlister.com has revealed 9% of respondents have conducted a telephone interview in the bath.

The survey also revealed that whilst over 50% had been interviewed either in their bedroom (29%) or living room (25%), almost one in five candidates (18%) have conducted a telephone interview at work, 8% have been interviewed on holiday and 7% in a car park.
 
The most unusual places that candidates listed as having carried out job interviews by phone included the Tower of London, behind a show court at the Wimbledon Championships, on a roof, on a stepper machine at the gym and while riding a horse.

David Dewey, managing director of Shortlister.com, said that quite so many people willing to undertake interviews whilst at work was a “surprise”.

“It underlines that when it comes to telephone interviews, you really could be speaking to someone almost anywhere, doing pretty much anything.”

Top telephone interview locations:

1.       Living room                         29%
2.       In the bedroom                   25%
3.       At work                                 18%
4.       In the bath                            9%
5.       In a car park                         7%
6.       On a beach                          7%
7.       At a supermarket                3%
8.       In a changing room           2%

Most unusual locations:
 
•         Behind a show court at Wimbledon
•         On a Tower of London tour
•         On a roof
•         Riding a horse
•         On a stepper machine
•         In a soft play centre
•         In a first aid room
•         On the toilet

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