Job Search Phone Calls
Job Search Phone Calls — Even if you have excellent communication skills and are an outgoing person, the job search phone call to a frend, relative or colleague is difficult. You feel like a panhandler asking for quarters on the street. Try this. Instead of asking them for a job, ask them if they are willing to be reference for you when you find a job. This tells them you are looking for work, allows them to feel better about the call by at least helping you a little and may get their mind thinking about job oportunities they have heard about. A positive call will make your contacts more inclined to help you. They may even feel honored that you think highly enough of them to ask them to be a reference. So instead of avoiding any future awkward calls from you looking for work, they will stay alert for opportunities that might work for you. Good luck.