First phone interview in two hours, anything I'm missing?

I have my first phone interview in two hours for a corporate finance Internship at a Fortune 20 Pharmaceutical company.

I don't want to mess this up, this is the industry I want to get into, so can anyone tell me if I'm missing anything? On my cheat sheet I have some quick facts about the company (stock price, how many countries they are in, when they were established, and their ranking in the industry), I also have their mission and value statement, and have notes on why I want to work there, the latest headline I've seen from them, my strengths and weaknesses, industry trends, and problems facing the company, along with some questions of my own.

Also is there anything else I should expect?

 
StaphyBone:

Also, smile while you are talking, it will help you during the call.

Really solid advice. I'd recommend standing up or sitting at a desk too. Sometimes I even throw on a button down and pants if I'm doing it at home just so that I "feel" more professional. Mostly bullshit, of course, but if it helps you get in the mindset it's worth it.

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I think it went very well. She asked a lot of basic questions about my resume, why I'm interested in the position, how I got interested in finance, strengths, and some questions about excel, and if I'll be able to work the required time of the internship. There weren't even any behavioral questions which I was surprised about.

Of course she could've just been being nice, but at the end I asked if she had any concerns about me or my resume moving forward and she said it seems my resume is where it should be as a junior and I seem to know where my interests lie and what I want to do. So I'm taking that as a good sign.

She said they plan to take the next steps after the holidays in January and I should hear from someone then, but I'm going to follow up early this coming week.

 

Is your interview finished? It looks like you have done a good preparation for your telephonic interview. One should be very serious even when having phone interview and cut down all the distractions during that time.

 

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