From the course: Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text

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Phone etiquette: Creating a professional voicemail greeting

Phone etiquette: Creating a professional voicemail greeting

From the course: Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text

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Phone etiquette: Creating a professional voicemail greeting

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Congratulations! After rounds of interviewing, you have landed the job of your dreams. You've prepared for this role, and now all you have to do is just show up for your first day. Your manager calls you the day before to let you know where you should show up on your first day of orientation, but you're unavailable, so the call goes to voicemail and your manager hears this. "Hey you all, if I didn't pick up, it's because I'm either biking, running, or in the garden. You know what to do when you hear the beep. Later." Or this. "You've reached the voicemail box of 123-456-7890." Your manager now hesitates to leave you a message because they're unsure if they've reached the right person. And even if they decided to leave you a voicemail, they couldn't because they hear this. "This mailbox is full and cannot accept any messages at this time." Because of your hiccup, your manager was discouraged from leaving the message and instead was left with a subpar impression of you. What's worse is…

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