Careful while buying calling cardsWritten by Muthukumar
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This will be charged on customer's phone card irrespective of whether call goes through or not. 6. Access Number: The billing also depends on whether one calls a local access dial in number or a toll free number. Usually a caller realizes very less number of minutes if he calls a toll free number. It is advisable calling local dial-in number as it works out cheaper compared to toll free number. 7. Long Talking Fee: Some phone cards charge a long talking fee if call goes beyond a specified duration. This duration is usually around 20 minutes. It is better to know and reconnect around this period. 8. Expiration date: Most of pre-paid calling cards have an expiration date. There can be two types of expiration dates. One is date from which you start using card and other one is a General expiration date for card. One cannot use card even if he has talk time left after any of these dates.
(The author Muthukumar.V is a seller of calling cards. He owns a website selling Long Distance Calling Cards. He can be contacted by email webadmin at the rate of shopcallingcard.com)
| | Job Hunting Tips #3 Organizing your AttackWritten by Virginia Bola, PsyD
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4. Job hotlines. These are useful for a weekly check-in but they are primarily available with large employers and jobs are more likely to be found with small and medium-sized employers. The same caveat holds true for job fairs. 5. Cold-calling. If your skills lie within a particular industry where employers typically cluster together – industrial parks, medical centers, retail – walking into offices cold, with a smile, a resume, and a confident air, can sometimes identify an open position long before any search for applicants begins. 6. Personal contacts. Listed last but of prime importance. By networking -- contacting everyone you know to obtain help, and following up on their contacts -- you may be able to marshal several hundred job hunting aides which increases your chances enormously. 7. Prioritize your activities. Assess each method for what looks most promising, try them for a short period, and determine where you, personally, feel comfortable. Spend major part of your job search time there to avoid squandering your energy on fruitless pursuits.
Virginia Bola operated a rehabilitation company for 20 years, developing innovative job search techniques for disabled workers, while serving as a respected Vocational Expert in Administrative, Civil and Workers' Compensation Courts. Author of an interactive and emotionally supportive workbook, The Wolf at the Door: An Unemployment Survival Manual, and a monthly ezine, The Worker's Edge, she can be reached at http://www.unemploymentblues.com
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