Summer is almost here, and that means that college students galore are busy applying for internships and jobs. However, being a student means that you can't take the time to drive five hours away for a live interview. Therefore, students rely on phone interviews instead to land summer employment. If you're one of these students, here are a few things you may want to do to nail your phone interviews:

1. Make sure you go somewhere with good reception.

Nothing's worse than bad cell service getting in the way of a phone interview. If you have terrible reception in your room, go to an individual room in the campus library, or even go out to your car if you have to. Just make sure that wherever you are there's no chance that the reception will cut you off.

2. Go somewhere quiet.

If you plan on taking the phone call in your room, put a sign on your door that let's other people know not to come in or be loud. If you live in an apartment, tell your flatmates how long your interview will last and ask them to not disturb you during those hours.

3. Write down the name of your interviewer.

Your interviewer will most likely tell you his or her name at the beginning of the phone call. Make sure to write it down on a paper beside you in order to refer back to it. Calling them by name let's them know that you're paying attention and care about the interview.

4. Have your resume and other materials ready.

Chances are your interviewer will ask about things listed on your resume. Therefore, make sure you have it readily available, so you are reminded what you actually put down. Also, if you sent a cover letter to the company or any other materials, have those beside you, too. Just be sure to make a ruckus moving papers around because the interviewer will be able to hear it.

5. Try your best not to interrupt.

You may get into a situation where you're speaking to three interviewers on one line. In this case, sometimes it can be hard to tell when they're finished talking. Tons of times they'll bounce comments off of one another, and because you can't see them in front of you, it's easy to interrupt them. Therefore, be calm and make sure to allow some time between their questions and your answers.

6. Ask them about current projects the company's working on.

I recommend that you spend a half hour or so before your interview looking up different recent company projects that have been publicized. Look at the organization's website, Twitter account, or Instagram. When your interview rolls around, bring up these current projects. It will let your interviewer know that you follow the company's news and are passionate about working there.

7. Send your interviewer a thank-you email.

Just because your interview is over the phone doesn't mean that you should give up on proper interview etiquette. Send a thank-you email to your interviewer within 24-hours of your interview. Set an alarm on your phone reminding you to do so just in case you forget.

With a little preparation, you're sure to get the job! Therefore, be ready when the phone rings and rock that interview.