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I have a phone but I very much seldom use it. I prefer the communication through email (which I had already included in my job resume).
Is that okay if I don't include a phone number in my job resume since phone is not the best way to contact me?
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I have a phone but I very much seldom use it. I prefer the communication through email (which I had already included in my job resume).
Is that okay if I don't include a phone number in my job resume since phone is not the best way to contact me?
resume phone
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This is very much location dependant. In the UK, 95% of IT jobs go through recruitment agencies, and even if you do include your contact details they will remove them before forwarding your CV onto the client. My email address and phone number have not been on my CV for over 10 years
– Matt
Oct 20 '14 at 23:58
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Is it OK with you if they don't contact you?
– keshlam
Oct 21 '14 at 5:49
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up vote
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down vote
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I have a phone but I very much seldom use it. I prefer the communication through email (which I had already included in my job resume).
Is that okay if I don't include a phone number in my job resume since phone is not the best way to contact me?
resume phone
asked Oct 20 '14 at 19:39
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I have a phone but I very much seldom use it. I prefer the communication through email (which I had already included in my job resume).
Is that okay if I don't include a phone number in my job resume since phone is not the best way to contact me?
resume phone
asked Oct 20 '14 at 19:39
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This is very much location dependant. In the UK, 95% of IT jobs go through recruitment agencies, and even if you do include your contact details they will remove them before forwarding your CV onto the client. My email address and phone number have not been on my CV for over 10 years
– Matt
Oct 20 '14 at 23:58
2
Is it OK with you if they don't contact you?
– keshlam
Oct 21 '14 at 5:49
suggest improvements |Â
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This is very much location dependant. In the UK, 95% of IT jobs go through recruitment agencies, and even if you do include your contact details they will remove them before forwarding your CV onto the client. My email address and phone number have not been on my CV for over 10 years
– Matt
Oct 20 '14 at 23:58
2
Is it OK with you if they don't contact you?
– keshlam
Oct 21 '14 at 5:49
3
3
This is very much location dependant. In the UK, 95% of IT jobs go through recruitment agencies, and even if you do include your contact details they will remove them before forwarding your CV onto the client. My email address and phone number have not been on my CV for over 10 years
– Matt
Oct 20 '14 at 23:58
This is very much location dependant. In the UK, 95% of IT jobs go through recruitment agencies, and even if you do include your contact details they will remove them before forwarding your CV onto the client. My email address and phone number have not been on my CV for over 10 years
– Matt
Oct 20 '14 at 23:58
2
2
Is it OK with you if they don't contact you?
– keshlam
Oct 21 '14 at 5:49
Is it OK with you if they don't contact you?
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Oct 21 '14 at 5:49
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Should I include my phone
Even if seldom used and your preference is email, you also have to consider the preference of others. I personally prefer to contact people by phone then in person. (you can't get a good read on a person's personality via email.)
That said, I'd probably just skip past your resume since I get applications by the dozen. Now if you were one of only a few I received I might email you asking for a phone number, but honestly it'll hurt your odds of consideration.
What if I prefer Email?
You can specifically mark email as preferred, but offer the phone as backup. If you REALLY want to only be contacted by email, by all means you can omit it, but it could potentially cost you opportunities with those who do not prefer email.
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
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answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
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I hope on your job postings you emphasis the phone number requirement.
– user8365
Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
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@JeffO - Other than "potential applicants will be contacted by phone for interviews" I don't think it should be an explicit 'requirement' per se.
– Robotnik
Oct 21 '14 at 0:29
Well, /proffered/ is clearly a typo for /preferred/, but I'm not sure about /then/. Do you mean "I prefer to contact people by phone first, and then in person second" or do you mean "I find it preferable to contact people by phone than to contact them in person"?
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:44
6
By the way, I strongly suspect that your hiring practices count as discrimination against deaf people. You should probably reconsider that.
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:45
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There are many ways for deaf people to access phone systems, at least in the US, and I would suspect in many other countries.
– ZAD-Man
Oct 21 '14 at 16:42
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I'm thinking a little out of the box here, but why not sign up for a Google Voice account or something similar, and list that number on your resume? I see a couple of advantages to this:
- You can route the Google Voice voicemail notification to your email
- You limit the spread of your "real" phone number and can more or less ensure that any calls to the Google Voice number are related to your resume
This is kind of a "best of both worlds" approach that satisfies RualStorge's concern about omitting the phone number. I have done this in previous job searches and it has worked out very well.
If you decide to do it this way, be sure and put a professional voice mail message on your Google Voice account.
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
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+1 Even if Google Voice is not available to you there are many VoIP-to-phone services that offer disposable numbers and redirecting capabilities.
– rath
Apr 20 '16 at 10:41
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2 Answers
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up vote
21
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Should I include my phone
Even if seldom used and your preference is email, you also have to consider the preference of others. I personally prefer to contact people by phone then in person. (you can't get a good read on a person's personality via email.)
That said, I'd probably just skip past your resume since I get applications by the dozen. Now if you were one of only a few I received I might email you asking for a phone number, but honestly it'll hurt your odds of consideration.
What if I prefer Email?
You can specifically mark email as preferred, but offer the phone as backup. If you REALLY want to only be contacted by email, by all means you can omit it, but it could potentially cost you opportunities with those who do not prefer email.
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
19327
answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
9,5372231
1
I hope on your job postings you emphasis the phone number requirement.
– user8365
Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
1
@JeffO - Other than "potential applicants will be contacted by phone for interviews" I don't think it should be an explicit 'requirement' per se.
– Robotnik
Oct 21 '14 at 0:29
Well, /proffered/ is clearly a typo for /preferred/, but I'm not sure about /then/. Do you mean "I prefer to contact people by phone first, and then in person second" or do you mean "I find it preferable to contact people by phone than to contact them in person"?
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:44
6
By the way, I strongly suspect that your hiring practices count as discrimination against deaf people. You should probably reconsider that.
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:45
1
There are many ways for deaf people to access phone systems, at least in the US, and I would suspect in many other countries.
– ZAD-Man
Oct 21 '14 at 16:42
 |Â
show 2 more comments
up vote
21
down vote
accepted
Should I include my phone
Even if seldom used and your preference is email, you also have to consider the preference of others. I personally prefer to contact people by phone then in person. (you can't get a good read on a person's personality via email.)
That said, I'd probably just skip past your resume since I get applications by the dozen. Now if you were one of only a few I received I might email you asking for a phone number, but honestly it'll hurt your odds of consideration.
What if I prefer Email?
You can specifically mark email as preferred, but offer the phone as backup. If you REALLY want to only be contacted by email, by all means you can omit it, but it could potentially cost you opportunities with those who do not prefer email.
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
19327
answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
9,5372231
1
I hope on your job postings you emphasis the phone number requirement.
– user8365
Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
1
@JeffO - Other than "potential applicants will be contacted by phone for interviews" I don't think it should be an explicit 'requirement' per se.
– Robotnik
Oct 21 '14 at 0:29
Well, /proffered/ is clearly a typo for /preferred/, but I'm not sure about /then/. Do you mean "I prefer to contact people by phone first, and then in person second" or do you mean "I find it preferable to contact people by phone than to contact them in person"?
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:44
6
By the way, I strongly suspect that your hiring practices count as discrimination against deaf people. You should probably reconsider that.
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:45
1
There are many ways for deaf people to access phone systems, at least in the US, and I would suspect in many other countries.
– ZAD-Man
Oct 21 '14 at 16:42
 |Â
show 2 more comments
up vote
21
down vote
accepted
up vote
21
down vote
accepted
Should I include my phone
Even if seldom used and your preference is email, you also have to consider the preference of others. I personally prefer to contact people by phone then in person. (you can't get a good read on a person's personality via email.)
That said, I'd probably just skip past your resume since I get applications by the dozen. Now if you were one of only a few I received I might email you asking for a phone number, but honestly it'll hurt your odds of consideration.
What if I prefer Email?
You can specifically mark email as preferred, but offer the phone as backup. If you REALLY want to only be contacted by email, by all means you can omit it, but it could potentially cost you opportunities with those who do not prefer email.
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
19327
answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
9,5372231
Should I include my phone
Even if seldom used and your preference is email, you also have to consider the preference of others. I personally prefer to contact people by phone then in person. (you can't get a good read on a person's personality via email.)
That said, I'd probably just skip past your resume since I get applications by the dozen. Now if you were one of only a few I received I might email you asking for a phone number, but honestly it'll hurt your odds of consideration.
What if I prefer Email?
You can specifically mark email as preferred, but offer the phone as backup. If you REALLY want to only be contacted by email, by all means you can omit it, but it could potentially cost you opportunities with those who do not prefer email.
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
19327
answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
9,5372231
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
19327
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
19327
edited Oct 21 '14 at 5:26
Mike Pennington
19327
19327
answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
9,5372231
answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
9,5372231
answered Oct 20 '14 at 19:43
RualStorge
9,5372231
9,5372231
1
I hope on your job postings you emphasis the phone number requirement.
– user8365
Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
1
@JeffO - Other than "potential applicants will be contacted by phone for interviews" I don't think it should be an explicit 'requirement' per se.
– Robotnik
Oct 21 '14 at 0:29
Well, /proffered/ is clearly a typo for /preferred/, but I'm not sure about /then/. Do you mean "I prefer to contact people by phone first, and then in person second" or do you mean "I find it preferable to contact people by phone than to contact them in person"?
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:44
6
By the way, I strongly suspect that your hiring practices count as discrimination against deaf people. You should probably reconsider that.
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:45
1
There are many ways for deaf people to access phone systems, at least in the US, and I would suspect in many other countries.
– ZAD-Man
Oct 21 '14 at 16:42
 |Â
show 2 more comments
1
I hope on your job postings you emphasis the phone number requirement.
– user8365
Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
1
@JeffO - Other than "potential applicants will be contacted by phone for interviews" I don't think it should be an explicit 'requirement' per se.
– Robotnik
Oct 21 '14 at 0:29
Well, /proffered/ is clearly a typo for /preferred/, but I'm not sure about /then/. Do you mean "I prefer to contact people by phone first, and then in person second" or do you mean "I find it preferable to contact people by phone than to contact them in person"?
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:44
6
By the way, I strongly suspect that your hiring practices count as discrimination against deaf people. You should probably reconsider that.
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:45
1
There are many ways for deaf people to access phone systems, at least in the US, and I would suspect in many other countries.
– ZAD-Man
Oct 21 '14 at 16:42
1
1
I hope on your job postings you emphasis the phone number requirement.
– user8365
Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
I hope on your job postings you emphasis the phone number requirement.
– user8365
Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
1
1
@JeffO - Other than "potential applicants will be contacted by phone for interviews" I don't think it should be an explicit 'requirement' per se.
– Robotnik
Oct 21 '14 at 0:29
@JeffO - Other than "potential applicants will be contacted by phone for interviews" I don't think it should be an explicit 'requirement' per se.
– Robotnik
Oct 21 '14 at 0:29
Well, /proffered/ is clearly a typo for /preferred/, but I'm not sure about /then/. Do you mean "I prefer to contact people by phone first, and then in person second" or do you mean "I find it preferable to contact people by phone than to contact them in person"?
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:44
Well, /proffered/ is clearly a typo for /preferred/, but I'm not sure about /then/. Do you mean "I prefer to contact people by phone first, and then in person second" or do you mean "I find it preferable to contact people by phone than to contact them in person"?
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:44
6
6
By the way, I strongly suspect that your hiring practices count as discrimination against deaf people. You should probably reconsider that.
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:45
By the way, I strongly suspect that your hiring practices count as discrimination against deaf people. You should probably reconsider that.
– TRiG
Oct 21 '14 at 1:45
1
1
There are many ways for deaf people to access phone systems, at least in the US, and I would suspect in many other countries.
– ZAD-Man
Oct 21 '14 at 16:42
There are many ways for deaf people to access phone systems, at least in the US, and I would suspect in many other countries.
– ZAD-Man
Oct 21 '14 at 16:42
 |Â
show 2 more comments
up vote
6
down vote
I'm thinking a little out of the box here, but why not sign up for a Google Voice account or something similar, and list that number on your resume? I see a couple of advantages to this:
- You can route the Google Voice voicemail notification to your email
- You limit the spread of your "real" phone number and can more or less ensure that any calls to the Google Voice number are related to your resume
This is kind of a "best of both worlds" approach that satisfies RualStorge's concern about omitting the phone number. I have done this in previous job searches and it has worked out very well.
If you decide to do it this way, be sure and put a professional voice mail message on your Google Voice account.
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
7,17132644
1
+1 Even if Google Voice is not available to you there are many VoIP-to-phone services that offer disposable numbers and redirecting capabilities.
– rath
Apr 20 '16 at 10:41
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
6
down vote
I'm thinking a little out of the box here, but why not sign up for a Google Voice account or something similar, and list that number on your resume? I see a couple of advantages to this:
- You can route the Google Voice voicemail notification to your email
- You limit the spread of your "real" phone number and can more or less ensure that any calls to the Google Voice number are related to your resume
This is kind of a "best of both worlds" approach that satisfies RualStorge's concern about omitting the phone number. I have done this in previous job searches and it has worked out very well.
If you decide to do it this way, be sure and put a professional voice mail message on your Google Voice account.
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
7,17132644
1
+1 Even if Google Voice is not available to you there are many VoIP-to-phone services that offer disposable numbers and redirecting capabilities.
– rath
Apr 20 '16 at 10:41
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
I'm thinking a little out of the box here, but why not sign up for a Google Voice account or something similar, and list that number on your resume? I see a couple of advantages to this:
- You can route the Google Voice voicemail notification to your email
- You limit the spread of your "real" phone number and can more or less ensure that any calls to the Google Voice number are related to your resume
This is kind of a "best of both worlds" approach that satisfies RualStorge's concern about omitting the phone number. I have done this in previous job searches and it has worked out very well.
If you decide to do it this way, be sure and put a professional voice mail message on your Google Voice account.
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
7,17132644
I'm thinking a little out of the box here, but why not sign up for a Google Voice account or something similar, and list that number on your resume? I see a couple of advantages to this:
- You can route the Google Voice voicemail notification to your email
- You limit the spread of your "real" phone number and can more or less ensure that any calls to the Google Voice number are related to your resume
This is kind of a "best of both worlds" approach that satisfies RualStorge's concern about omitting the phone number. I have done this in previous job searches and it has worked out very well.
If you decide to do it this way, be sure and put a professional voice mail message on your Google Voice account.
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
7,17132644
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
7,17132644
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
7,17132644
answered Oct 20 '14 at 21:14
Roger
7,17132644
7,17132644
1
+1 Even if Google Voice is not available to you there are many VoIP-to-phone services that offer disposable numbers and redirecting capabilities.
– rath
Apr 20 '16 at 10:41
suggest improvements |Â
1
+1 Even if Google Voice is not available to you there are many VoIP-to-phone services that offer disposable numbers and redirecting capabilities.
– rath
Apr 20 '16 at 10:41
1
1
+1 Even if Google Voice is not available to you there are many VoIP-to-phone services that offer disposable numbers and redirecting capabilities.
– rath
Apr 20 '16 at 10:41
+1 Even if Google Voice is not available to you there are many VoIP-to-phone services that offer disposable numbers and redirecting capabilities.
– rath
Apr 20 '16 at 10:41
suggest improvements |Â
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This is very much location dependant. In the UK, 95% of IT jobs go through recruitment agencies, and even if you do include your contact details they will remove them before forwarding your CV onto the client. My email address and phone number have not been on my CV for over 10 years
– Matt
Oct 20 '14 at 23:58
2
Is it OK with you if they don't contact you?
– keshlam
Oct 21 '14 at 5:49