Interview Tips - Setting a Time
Choose a time and place to receive the call that will give you silence and privacy, preferably at home. If the only convenient time is early in the morning, you should plan to awaken early enough to go through your normal routine and have a coffee before the interview - do not roll out of bed five minutes before the call. Making yourself available - as well as being fresh and alert - at an early hour will make a good impression on the interviewer. Dressing smartly may seem utterly pointless but may help put you in the right frame of mind (which otherwise may not be easily achieved at home).
You should always use a land line as cell phones often cause irritating delays and voice quality issues and which should be avoided at all costs. Be flexible and make every effort to be available at the interviewer's earliest convenience. A fussy and/or demanding candidate is a potentially fussy and/or demanding employee. It's very difficult for an interviewer to believe that you are enthusiastic about the opportunity if you can't make time for an interview within a day or two of the request or if you're not willing to get up early or interrupt your social life.
The call will normally be placed by the interviewer from their office. Make sure the telephone line is free and that you are waiting by the phone. If you have given your home number, make sure your home voicemail is something that you don't mind a prospective employer hearing.