Comments on: How to Circumvent Gatekeepers Using Voicemail System Features

By: Gregory Pankow

Gregory Pankow — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:48:13 +0000

Stan,

You are comparing apple to oranges here.

Obviously it would be easier to order a company phone book, but only if you had a very large quantity of names.

In a case like this it would be more cost/time effective.

However, if you have a smaller number of names, voicemail surfing has the advantage of being free and more up to date, since most company phone directories will be months old at the least.

Don’t get me wrong, purchasing directories is a fine thing in certain circumstances, but for up-to-the-second phone info, or for smaller numbers of individuals, voicemail surfing is more cost effective.

It just depends on your needs.

By: stan grubman

stan grubman — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:35:12 +0000

wouldn’t it be easier to just get the company phone book?
that’s what we do. email me if you want more info. Stan

By: Gregory Pankow

Gregory Pankow — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:20:23 +0000

Thank you all for your wonderful comments. I’m glad people are finding these tips and tricks as useful as I have over the years.

If you’ve been to our website and downloaded the full whitepaper (everyone should), please feel free to share it with your colleagues and associates.

By: Robin Gillman, SPHR

Robin Gillman, SPHR — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:44:56 +0000

I enjoyed this article because it was good to see other individuals using similar search techniques. It was great how Gregory’s analysis pinned it down to specific VM systems, like Audix. Half the fun of recruiting is being creative and making it up as you go along!

By: Matthew Farfalla

Matthew Farfalla — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:19:23 +0000

Thank you for your insight especially overcoming the differing variations of messaging systems that is gret info.
Thanks
Matt

By: mary Flaminio

mary Flaminio — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:29:10 +0000

Gregory- Thank you for adding your knowledge to others. Very unselfish and helpful to all who do some phone sourcing.
Mary

By: Dorothy C. Beach MBA CIR

Dorothy C. Beach MBA CIR — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:55:25 +0000

Great resource! I love the table too on the most common VM systems. Thanks so much – will share.

By: Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:22:52 +0000

This is a great useful article! thanks for your contribution!
Best,
Emily

By: Maureen Sharib

Maureen Sharib — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:39:29 +0000

I loved this. Richard Stearns was the gentleman that introduced me to phone sourcing way back when. He was so patient with me (I am hard to teach!) and always so kind. I think of him as a true pioneer and will always be grateful for his generosity. I am delighted you all are continuing his fine work.
Maureen