I hate phone interview too!!
Just finished one today (my very first one) and did a pretty bad job. Don't
think I will get invited for campus interview.
Still feel weird that, besides knowing your English or pronunciation, what
else can committee get from a phone interview? Some people just cannot come
up with good answers with the instant questions but how can you judge this
person is a good reseacher/teacher or not?
Whatever, I just don't like phone interview. I definitely do better with
direct on-site.