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   MarkH128 | Mar 17, 2003 07:16pm | #1

   Call till they answer, leave another message if they don't. They might be seeing how determined the applicants are.

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   JerraldHayes | Mar 18, 2003 12:52am | #2

   Can't really tell you for sure but I don't return some of the calls I get because I can't tell what it was they said. Sometimes the caller says the number so fast or it's just plain unintelligible and I can't make it out. There are some times when I've been able to use my caller ID to figure out who has called and I call back asking "did someone from this number call regarding a job/position with our company".

   I also had it where once when I was running an ad where I had something like 50 calls in just two days so returning all the calls in a timely fashion was difficult. Think about that one too. 50 call backs with an average time 15 minute conversation that works out to 12 and a half hours of phone calls. That can be tough when you are still trying to run a company.

   Could also just be a lousy company with bad business practices but I would call back and follow up on it anyway. At the very least as a potential employer I would then be impressed with your sincerity and stick-to-it-ness. Don't sound desperate. Just sound like you are being very thorough.

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   m2akita | Mar 18, 2003 12:54am | #3

   I would call again.  Cant lose anything from it.  One can come up with many reasons why they havent called you back yet ( answering machine broke, couldnt hear your message clearly, some emergency came up, etc).

   I havent heard of the practice of screening the work force like that, but it wouldnt surprise me.  Good luck on the job.

   M2akita

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   4Lorn1 | Mar 18, 2003 02:46am | #4

   Once worked as a helper on a large, multi-story and multi building project. Lots of reinforced concrete. The company was not hiring. On a regular basis people would come to the door of the trailer asking for work. The boss said that he absolutely wouldn't even consider anyone the wasn't there before 7AM with work boots and hard hat.

   This went on for months until the job was manned. Then for months the boss hired no one. One day the job was a rush pouring concrete, finishing forms ahead of the pour and fixing blow outs or trouble. People were rushed. Carpenters looked like ants. six or eight would jump on an uncompleted form. A section would give way and a dozen would dive in patching and shoring like mad men.

   In the middle of this one carpenter was leading. He would bark orders while slamming nails, this was before nail guns were common, and calling for lumber. He was everywhere. Seemingly always at the right place at the right time. I sweated carrying lumber to feed the carpenters. Near the end of the day, when it was apparent that we were going to make the goal, the big boss turned to the straw boss and congratulated him on hiring the new carpenter. The straw boss said he thought the big boss had hired him.

   They found the new carpenter and asked who hired him. He paused and said no one did. He said he showed up a bit before 7 and saw that everybody was busy so he figured they needed help but couldn't go through the formalities. He just jumped in and lent a hand.

   Even though the job was not hiring the boss was impressed with the carpenters diligence. He was willing to work hard without knowing if he would be paid. The broad gesture got him hired. He stayed on until the end of the job four years later.

   Sometimes bosses want people who are willing to go the extra mile to work.