A good message will get you a return call.
And here's how you leave a good message:
1. Write a script 2. Identify your hook. The things that you think will pull her in.3. Speak clearly
4. Use your tone of voice to help you express ideas. Pretend you are reading a story to children and vary your speed and intensity to stress your key points.
5. Listen to your message. It sounds bad, do it again.
I would add that:
6. You should speak slower than usual when you leave your name and phone number.
7. If you are leaving a series of messages about the same position, first, call your own voicemail and leave your message ten to twenty times. It takes some experimenting with a written script to get it right and you're better off not doing that on live calls. (Although, I must admit that I often practice on someone else's voice mail after being unsatisfied with my first message).
I find, however, that the number of call-backs you get depends more on the market you are calling into than on what you say. If you are calling people who are already busy with calls from recruiters, it's hard to get them to take you seriously.
One useful tip is to repeat your name, company and phone number at the end of your message, because chances are they didn't have a pen and paper handy the first time through. And yes, a bit slower and clearer. This also aids in getting those important call backs.
And here's how you leave a good message:
1. Write a script 2. Identify your hook. The things that you think will pull her in.3. Speak clearly
4. Use your tone of voice to help you express ideas. Pretend you are reading a story to children and vary your speed and intensity to stress your key points.
5. Listen to your message. It sounds bad, do it again.
I would add that:
6. You should speak slower than usual when you leave your name and phone number.
7. If you are leaving a series of messages about the same position, first, call your own voicemail and leave your message ten to twenty times. It takes some experimenting with a written script to get it right and you're better off not doing that on live calls. (Although, I must admit that I often practice on someone else's voice mail after being unsatisfied with my first message).
I find, however, that the number of call-backs you get depends more on the market you are calling into than on what you say. If you are calling people who are already busy with calls from recruiters, it's hard to get them to take you seriously.
One useful tip is to repeat your name, company and phone number at the end of your message, because chances are they didn't have a pen and paper handy the first time through. And yes, a bit slower and clearer. This also aids in getting those important call backs.
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