Calling when ad says "no calls please"

The tag on my hairdryer says I shouldn't use it in the bathtub. Do you think I should dry my hair while showering?

 

Ogre, 99.99 percent of the time, the hiring editor is not as excited to talk to you as you are to talk to him. A phone call could annoy him.
Shoot him the email and cross your fingers.

 

Generally, I'd have to say if the editor puts "no calls," I'd guess he or she may mean it. On the other hand, I've known a few editors who put that just to see which reporters have the audacity to actually call — like a test to see if they can cold call people. Guess it's your call, but I tend to stick with the side of not calling.

 

Ah, they're kidding about that "no calls" stuff. It's reverse psychology. They figure if you don't call, you're not the aggressive person they want for the job. So call. Often. Even better, show up and plan to spend the day in the office, getting acquainted with the people who are certain to be your co-workers. Stop at 7-Eleven on the way to the office and pick up some snacks and a Big Gulp. Maybe a copy of Leg Show, too.

 

If I'm hiring and put "no calls" in the ad and someone called, I'd figure they didn't know how to read. That is, well, kinda important in this profession. I'd take their stuff and drop it in the trash.

 

I echo most everyone on this thread. If I got a call from a no-call ad, I'd ask the name, write it down and then find that resume to make sure 'I got it.'

 

Good to know. Guess I should apply for foodstamps soon.

 

Ogre,

If they don't like you, fuckem. So you called. Big whoop-de-doo.

 

That might not be why he's applying for food stamps.

For all you know, he could already work for Ogden, Heartland or CNHI.

 

Thanks for clarifying that, 2much.

 

Which isn't necessarily, by the way, a bad thing.

If you're a good reporter, you would have disregarded the "stay within an arm's length of the boundaries" rule to get a better view of the golf course or forced your way into a college classroom or dorm when the SID tells you "there's absolutely no access opportunities today" to talk to an athlete many times throughout your career.

 

I agree, petitcher.

The people who put "no calls, please" in their ads seem to have forgotten how the world works.