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Proper Protocol?
Hey all,
Ok so in my desperate search for a job this summer, I put my resume online through careerbuilder.com to see if I could find any jobs, which of course I did not for most of the summer. Up until now. Occasionally I'd get e-mails but everyplace so far has either been really out of the way or not what I'm looking for.
Well this morning I got a voicemail from a company who was interested in my resume. They want me to call back to set up an interview, but there's a few problems:
1.) I don't know what kind of job it is, the person on the phone didn't really specify. He said the name of the company, but I couldn't understand it that well and I tried searching it online but couldn't really come up with anything.
2.) If it's an office job, it's going to be pretty difficult to balance that with school starting so soon.
3.) It's in the city, which I wouldn't really be able to get to on a daily basis.
So with all that said...what is the proper protocol for this situation? Do I even bother calling the place back? Or would it be pointless to call a place for a job that I know virtually nothing about other than it's inconvienent location? And if I should call, what do I say?
Thank you in advance!
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Call them and point out that someone wanted to follow up with you about your resume. Indicate that the message was rather garbled and that it took you awhile to catch the gist.
There's nothing wrong about doing that. So, when the person gets back to you this time you can ask about the company and the position and where it's located.
One thing I'll tell you is that you need to pound the pavement and go in search of a job yourself. The job sites and ones that post your resume are either money grabbers or the last place employers seem to look if at all. Keep putting your resume in around town and in the city. You can always use public transit.
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Hello there,
Proper protocol for turning down an interview depends on what you want to happen with that company in the future.
If you care not a whit about the job interview, the company or anything to do with the situation, you may, as rude as it is, safely ignore the call.
You and I both know this is a bit rude, though, eh?
If you would like this company to consider you in the future, for other positions, you should return the call and explain that your current transportation situation, in relation to the job location, would prevent you from being able to consider their kind offer of an interview, but you would like to thank them for the time they took in responding to you.
You might also explain that you were interested in summer employment.
You should always use the second option, because you never know what the future holds. Please also consider that it is just plain polite. :-)
On a side note: Personally, I have found that the jobs I liked best came out of absolutely nowhere... so I would go on the interview if it is possible.
If you are no longer available to employers, then please avoid this situation happening again by pulling your resume down from careerbuilder.com and any other place you might have posted it while looking for a job.
I wish you well.
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