by Beverly Aarons
16. April 2009 08:47
We've already discussed the fact that the telephone is a recruiter's number one tool in snagging the best candidates and clients. And we've reviewed the best ways to polish your voicemail presentation; but there are still two important habits that can increase your voicemail return on investment (ROI) exponentially:
Follow-Up With An Email. Sending an email to your prospect after leaving them a voicemail increases the chances that they will return your call. If you have the prospect's email address send them a brief note with a reminder in the subject line: "Just following up re: Tuesday's voicemail message." In the body of the email leave a brief note repeating what you said in the voicemail and asking them to call you. Be careful about sending too many emails, you don't want to be labeled spam. One follow-up email per voicemail is sufficient.
Leave Voicemails After Hours. If your calls often end with leaving a voicemail, you may want to schedule a time after hours just for leaving voicemails. This action will free up your prime business hours to engage in revenue generating activities and other activities that cannot be done during non-business hours.