Thursday Thought November 15, 2012

USE THE PHONE TO GET A JOB

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If you are looking for work, whether employed or unemployed, you will need to spend some time on the telephone. If you are like any of my other clients, you hate every minute of it!  So what should you do if you hate to talk on the phone, but know you need to use the phone to get a job?  You guessed it:  Do it anyway!  

Of course it is just not that easy - you want to be effective on the phone by observing proper etiquette as well as having a clear cut agenda for the call. Both are important and you may feel nervous about sounding foolish and/or ruining any chances of being considered for a job or obtaining helpful information. 

Read more: Job Search for the Rest of Us!: Thursday Thought November 15, 2012