Comments on: “Voicemail Surfing” A Comprehensive Guide on Using Voicemail to Circumvent Gatekeepers http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/2009/02/03/%e2%80%9cvoicemail-surfing%e2%80%9d-a-comprehensive-guide-on-using-voicemail-to-circumvent-gatekeepers/ Exploring the wacky world of employment Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:47:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gregory Pankow http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/2009/02/03/%e2%80%9cvoicemail-surfing%e2%80%9d-a-comprehensive-guide-on-using-voicemail-to-circumvent-gatekeepers/comment-page-1/#comment-9190 Gregory Pankow Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:03:11 +0000 http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/?p=3270#comment-9190 Aaron, Thank you for the comment. It's nice to know that the techniques in my whitepaper are useful to folks making the calls. If you haven't already, go to our website and download the PDF file, since it has a chart with commands to common voicemail systems. Good luck in your endeavors and warmest regards, Greg Pankow Aaron,

Thank you for the comment. It’s nice to know that the techniques in my whitepaper are useful to folks making the calls.

If you haven’t already, go to our website and download the PDF file, since it has a chart with commands to common voicemail systems.

Good luck in your endeavors and warmest regards,

Greg Pankow

]]> By: Aaron Blower http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/2009/02/03/%e2%80%9cvoicemail-surfing%e2%80%9d-a-comprehensive-guide-on-using-voicemail-to-circumvent-gatekeepers/comment-page-1/#comment-9115 Aaron Blower Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:08:17 +0000 http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/?p=3270#comment-9115 Excellent post. I have built entire corporate directories from voicemail systems. I would call at night with pen and paper in hand and go through the names directory one by one. Most systems allow partial entries as short as 3 letters, but don't give you results unless there are fewer than X number of names that match. Through persistence, you can go through all of the iterations and find everybody with a voicemail (and usually their extension by dialing *5 or something for more information). At night, you can also listen to their voicemail message which will frequently include their title or department for further assistance. Excellent post. I have built entire corporate directories from voicemail systems. I would call at night with pen and paper in hand and go through the names directory one by one. Most systems allow partial entries as short as 3 letters, but don’t give you results unless there are fewer than X number of names that match. Through persistence, you can go through all of the iterations and find everybody with a voicemail (and usually their extension by dialing *5 or something for more information).

At night, you can also listen to their voicemail message which will frequently include their title or department for further assistance.

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