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OTHER MEANS OF CONTACT

Apart from your email, there are other forms of contacts that are important for you to

keep as a job seeker. Some of them are considered social in nature and unimportant, it is

advisable you have them.

Your Phone and Phone Number(s): Next to your email is your phone or phone

number. Your phones must always be switched on, and your lines must be active. It is not
bad to have two different phone numbers on different telecommunication service

network providers. Designate them as cellular and home phones. If one is unavailable
due to fluctuation or uncertainties of network service, an employer can reach you on the

other line. Your phone is important for calls, text messages (Short Messaging Services,
SMS) and for keeping other social connections. Going by th way things work nowadays, a

smartphone (with an android operating system) with dual SIM (Subscriber
Identification Module) card configuration will suffice. With that, you can connect to the

internet, search for jobs, and make your applications. You can check your emails, store
your documents either on the phone internal storage or in a cloud storage application.

You can receive job alerts, respond to them, review your Resume and cover letter,

interconvert your documents formats, send emails, or access a job portal for upload of
job applications. All these in one device makes your smartphone a utility device and

essential.

However, you need to learn how to use these smartphone features perfectly or download

the necessary phone applications to do so where necessary. You can easily learn
whatever you do not know by visiting YouTube or ask Google. As a job seeker, your

phone should do more than calling or keeping your friends contacts. It should serve as a
micro office where you plan and organize your documents and manage your job

applications. It is necessary to always have worthy amount of call time credit or sizeable
units of data for browsing the internet on your phone. Also note, when applying for

international jobs, ensure you input your country’s Zip code. Nigeria Zip code is +234.
Your phone number should look like +234-000 0000 000.

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