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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:42 PM
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I got a wrong number Call for a Possible Job Offer, what should I do ?
the person called and left voice message. usually i would just ignore it but i know how tough and important the job situation is right now. should i call back and tell them they have the wrong number and to check the number they have again since they probably read a number wrong or just dialed the wrong number.

or just ignore it ?
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:43 PM
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1. Good karma: Call back ASAP and let them know they had the wrong number.
:thumbsup:
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Nancy Waterman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:44 PM
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2. Absolutely call them and tell them
As soon as possible.
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PoliticAverse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:45 PM
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3. Make sure it's a valid local number and not a scam where they make you
call a number that puts a huge charge on your phone bill.

What me, cynical !?...
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:49 PM
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5. it's from Sears, the guy who called gave his name and position, and he asked for a specific person
Edited on Thu Nov-17-11 10:49 PM by JI7
that had applied for a job there. so it sounds real.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:51 PM
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6. i just looked up the number that called and it does show it's for Sears
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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:54 PM
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8. Call and speak with the person that left the message so that he knows he dialed the wrong number
so that he can call the right person that is supposed to get the job :)
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LoveIsNow Donating Member (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:46 PM
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4. Please call them.
It took me a year to get a job; they are a precious commodity nowadays and you just may be feeding someone's family.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:53 PM
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7. Please call them. Someone needs you to do a good deed. May good kharma follow you. nt
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:55 PM
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9. I would call them back, but would check 1st to be sure the number was legit. n/t
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virgogal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:57 PM
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10. No contest----call back. I did it once for a hairdresser position.
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ellisonz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 11:00 PM
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11. Call back.
It's the right thing to do!
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Old Codger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 11:24 PM
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12. Actually
I makes me wonder why you even need to ask, of course you should call and make it right
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canetoad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:10 AM
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16. +1
Just do the right thing. Amazing there is a need to ask.
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 11:27 PM
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13. When I lived in Portland, my fax number was one digit off from the fax number
of a local headhunting firm.

I used to get people's resumes with cover letters all the time.

Since their current employer might not know that they were job hunting, I simply called the contact number on the resume and said (or left a message), "The fax you sent at x o'clock went to a wrong number. Please resend it to the right number, which is ________."
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Brigid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 11:44 PM
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14. Since you have already checked the number . . .
You should definitely call. We gots to help one another out in these tough times. :)
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BoWanZi Donating Member (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:09 AM
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15. Please call back. You will be helping someone big time.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:31 AM
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17. Call 'em back. If you can find out who the prospective employee is and what his/her number is, call
them as well.

That small act of extending yourself by dialing a number and telling someone that they misdialed could have profound consequences.

Hey, jobs are hard to come by. Would you not want someone to right the error if it was your job on the line, so close to the holiday season?
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TorchTheWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:35 AM
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18. I can't even believe you're wondering what to do
Only someone with a heart of stone would contemplate ignoring it. What in the world is there to think about here? You know if you don't call the company back and let them know they contacted the wrong party will cost someone a needed job. What kind of person would even consider doing that?
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Incitatus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:37 AM
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19. I have to agree.
The call takes a few seconds and it could mean someone's job/career.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:44 AM
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21. it would have been less work than starting this thread

maybe this is some sociological experiment for Sociology 101
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:39 AM
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20. Call back.
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AllyCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 01:22 AM
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22. Call them! I would want that if it happened to me.
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zappaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 01:46 AM
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23. funny...the same thing happened to me
I share the same name as a director of low-budget horror movies. They left a voicemail saying they had a script they wanted me to direct. I almost called them back since it would be a gas to direct a movie. Wish I had...
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