| Question: If the job ad
says not to call, should I call anyway? Is it ok
to call after I send in my résume, or should I
never call? If an ad says "no calls
please" then this usually means the employer
doesn’t have the resources to answer every
call about a position. Follow-ups, thank yous, or
calls for general information are not considered
urgent and the employer is not going to hire
additional human resources people just to handle
such calls.
Job seeker's
should instead research corporate Web sites to
obtain job postings, which typically have enough
information to give a good overview of the
position.
Many people want
to call just to get their foot in the door,
believing that recruiters will remember them
better when sorting through resumes. This is not
likely to help much if at all – interviews
are given only to those that have and present
their skills best for the position.
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