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Invest 30 Seconds to Polish Your Professional Image: Change your Voicemail Message!

Invest 30 Seconds to Polish Your Professional Image: Change your Voicemail Message!

As someone who coaches job seekers on effective phone interviews, I’m incredulous when I get a voicemail “greeting” from a slow robotic voice that goes something like this: “The caller you have reached (long pause) 333-333-3333 (long pause) is not available. Please...
True Stories from People in the Position to Hire Part 1:  An occasional series featuring real anecdotes from hiring managers and recruiters

True Stories from People in the Position to Hire Part 1: An occasional series featuring real anecdotes from hiring managers and recruiters

My friend “Madeline,” who’s a veteran management consultant, just led the job interview and hiring process for a financial manager role in a well-known Northwest nonprofit. She phone-screened a field of promising candidates with the right credentials and was part of a...