[VaSteve]

....Please ensure if you apply there is someone coherent at home to answer the phone.

I have a pile of resumes on my desk for a job. People put in hours of their time filling out the application, submitting the resumes, etc. Now I have to call them and see if they can fog a mirror to determine if I want to grant a real interview.

I have called a couple so far. If *I* was looking for a job and had resumes out on the street, I would make DAMM sure that someone could take a message and have the person call me back. I talked to a couple of folks' kids or girlfriends or roommates or something and had to leave a message. I work in a place with a weird name so it might sound a little odd, but write it down so they can call back.

My boss (who's much nicer a person than I am) told me to call one of them again....she said that she called the guy who's job we're filling a number of times before they could connect. He was great...enthusiastic, interested in his job, etc. Army sent him back to Iraq for a year. Grrrr..

Rant over.

Good luck to you all presently searching.