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I am not a morning person. In the morning my brain is mush and I am lucky if I can get out an intelligent sentence.
When I am applying for jobs, frequently, a potential employer will call me "first thing in the morning" (i.e. 8:00 - 9:00 am) to discuss my resume and schedule an interview time.
Normally, I do not answer the telephone in the morning for several reasons. First, I am at work, and personal phone calls are discouraged and secondly, it is not a good idea to discuss job interview plans when many little ears are listening.
Here is my dilemma: If I call the potential employer back IMMEDIATELY, (which would be the proper courtesy and protocal), I risk making a bad impression because I sound like a complete moron.
If I wait until my brain kicks in (after noon), then I risk ticking off the caller by not returning his/her call promptly.
What would you recommend? Risk the bad first telephone impression or waiting and taking the chance that they will be insulted by not returning their call promptly?
When I have come up against that issue I usually give a statement along the lines of "Best time to call between 12:00-1:00 or anytime after 4:30". I have never had a problem with that. Employers know that means that you are working and can not accept personal calls except during your lunch hour or after you leave.
I would call back after noon. I would say, "Sorry to take a while to call back, but you phoned during my work hours so I had to wait until my break." There is nothing wrong with taking 4 hours to return a call, and you will also be letting them know that you are A. currently employed and B. take your job seriously enough that you follow proper protocol (i.e. not making personal calls on company time) so far as your current employer is concerned.
How does getting up earlier solve this dilemma? I am missing something here.
I will try to call him back as soon as I can make sense on the telephone.
20yrsinBranson
You get up earlier, start your day earlier. Rearrange your routine so things you normally do in the evening get done in the morning. Instead of two hours to wake up, your brain has four. Then go to bed earlier in the evening to accommodate it.
You get up earlier, start your day earlier. Rearrange your routine so things you normally do in the evening get done in the morning. Instead of two hours to wake up, your brain has four. Then go to bed earlier in the evening to accommodate it.
I see what you are saying. Boy I wish it were that easy. Unfortunately, my brain does not work that way (I wish it did). I am useless before noon regardless of when I wake up (or go to bed) LOL.
I took a couple of Adrafranil and a Nootropil before I talked to him and I was pretty alert and sharp. Better living...... etc. LOL
I would call back after noon. I would say, "Sorry to take a while to call back, but you phoned during my work hours so I had to wait until my break." There is nothing wrong with taking 4 hours to return a call, and you will also be letting them know that you are A. currently employed and B. take your job seriously enough that you follow proper protocol (i.e. not making personal calls on company time) so far as your current employer is concerned.
I did just that and he was cool with it. I am going to meet with him tomorrow AFTERNOON! lol
I would call back after noon. I would say, "Sorry to take a while to call back, but you phoned during my work hours so I had to wait until my break." There is nothing wrong with taking 4 hours to return a call, and you will also be letting them know that you are A. currently employed and B. take your job seriously enough that you follow proper protocol (i.e. not making personal calls on company time) so far as your current employer is concerned.
This.
Of course .... only works if you are showing currently employed on your resume, otherwise it might not go over well.
Either way, I don't consider 4 hours an extreme amount of time for a returned phone call.
So if you are unable to perform in the morning, how do you go to work and get anything done? By your post you are at your desk when the phone rings, so how do you handle the inability to function before noon at your job? Just wondering.
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