Potential employers, (i.e., me!) do not have the time, patience or {sometimes} resources to entertain your cell phone/voice mail creativity.
Here are a few simple, related rules to follow when job seeking.
- If your cell phone ring back tone is "Ridin' Dirty", "Bad Bitch", "Supasoak Dat Ho" or anything of a sexual, gansta or hood-like nature & you refuse to remove it, do not add your cell phone number to your resume or job application.
- If your home and/or cell phone greeting contains background music similar to the ones mentioned above, delete it. Then again, delete all music, pleasant or not. A simple, "We're not home. Please leave a message at the tone." will suffice.
- When job seeking all voice mail greetings should be short & to the point, no music, no kids in the background, etc.
- Ring back tones & voice mail greeting music is overkill. You better believe potential employers will not sit thru all of that mess to leave you a message. Also, don't even think about calling back, since most businesses now have *67 capability.
Any questions? Feel free!
lol. u have a point!
ReplyDeleteI don't even have ring back tones for this very reason. Besides I know some people won't like the song I select. LOL
ReplyDeleteI know with MY carrier, you can CHOOSE who gets a RINGBACK TONE! With that being said- if you HAVE to use ringback tones, simply set your phone to just RING when anyone other than those designated to a ringtone call you (a potential employer will probably have a number not recognized, so let the regular ring be the DEFAULT ring and set yo' peeps to "Soulja Boy Tell em". *smile*
ReplyDeletei have one but I might be taking it off because it is distracting. some ppl don't necessarily like Kanye w. lol.
ReplyDeleteI know it's a separate subject but can you remind folks that if their primary email is Sweethotbootie6969@yahoo.com they might want to come up with something else to put on their resume?
ReplyDeleteLOL. girl that is real talk -- yes, ppl should know to use their full name, not a nick name on the email for the resume. doesn't look professional.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! You think folks would know this without someone having to tell em... oh well. Such is life!
ReplyDeleteYou would think folks would know these things wouldn't you? LOL In one of my old jobs, my desk was a one stop for folks looking for the HR office for interviews. I can't tell you how many folks came to interviews looking like they were going to the club. I don't even want to imagine their ringback and voicemail etiquette.
ReplyDeleteWell, maybe we are just different because perhaps someone actually told us or showed us these things. I guess we cannot assume all had a lesson in HR etiquette. I thank my college for having such a comprehensive career and job placement center. We had all types of workshops and resources at our disposal...everything from resume writing workshops and mock interviewing, to employer libraries where you can look up info on companies that recruit graduates from our school, to real on-site interviews with various employers. I still have all the notes, handouts and list of dos and don'ts from the classes, too. I probably will never throw them away because it's an invaluable commodity if you learn the ins and outs of landing employment.
ReplyDeleteI remember calling a woman back for an interview once and she was like, "Yeah, this that bitch ________. Holla atch mothafukkin' gurl."
ReplyDeleteBad thing was, I forgot to hit *67 and she called me back with the fake phone voice like, "Excuse me. Did someone just try to reach ______." Fake ass!
WOW @ UDIGGINME! It would never occur to me to pick up my phone in that manner! wowoowowoowowoowww! LMBOOO
ReplyDeleteSee! ...and people thought I was making this up!
ReplyDeleteCrazy. Unfortunately the people who need this info are not on Multiply. I guess we can pass it on to our ghetto cousins! =)
ReplyDeleteThat's because they're on myspace!! LMAO
ReplyDeleteI thought this stuff was common sense..... guess not!
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