The Miss Jobless Chronicles: You Had Me At 'Hello'

When it comes to getting a job, I’m thinking that first impressions are everything, and that the first impression really begins before the in-person meeting. It begins on the phone, with that initial “hello.” I figure it’s kind of like the dating game.

So today, I am practicing my ‘hellos.’ For the flurry of job calls I’ll be getting. Any day now. Tick, tock, tick, tock.

When I answer the phone, do I say, “Hello???” Eager, curious, hopeful?

“HELLLOOO??” Kind of annoyed — like, why are you interrupting me?

Do I put on an English accent and say “Caitlin O’Toole’s office.