At the danger of making a substantial laundry list of dos and don;ts, can I add a number of of my personal ideas to Gretchen;s post? You will find a couple of issues that I think are tremendous essential for individuals to keep in thoughts in their telephone conversations. Plus a few common sense things that most men and women don;t do and it just *kills* me. Be prepared: We have usually set up a specific time and date for the telephone conversation. Do your homework before I give you a call! Ask the recruiter for the job description if you don;t already have it. Check out the company;s website to find out about the company and see if there is also information about the product team. Review your resume and believe of your strengths and weaknesses in comparison to the job. You;ll be doing yourself a favor by getting some initial information about the team and/or position up front. Preparation goes beyond this though. You know the date and time I am calling, so make sure to be on time and pick up the telephone. I can;t tell you how several times I have called only to get a child answering the telephone or someone answering that doesn;t speak English. Usually they hang up on me because they don;t know what is going on and I have to call back. This isn;t necessarily a bad thing, but I would love to get on the telephone with you the first time :-) Don;t cheat: This is a single of my favorite stories,
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