Missing Phone Calls and Calling Back
 

I recently missed a phone call from an regional recruiter last Thursday. I was out on a trip and was unable to find the time during normal business hours before the weekend to call the recruiter back. I called yesterday morning and got voice mail. I didn't leave a message until I called back in the afternoon. My question is did I sink myself by not being able to get back to the recruiter in a timely fashion? Commutair is the airline. I've had this situation before with another regional and they called me back within the hour of me leaving a voice mail and everything went smoothly from there on out.

Anyways any insight is always appreciated. Also I don't want to be a pest, what is appropriate for follow up phone calls with a hard to get in touch with recruiter?

Doesn't sound like you did anything wrong. Sometimes the airline may need to keep moving down a call list due to their own time constraints, but I don't think they'll hold it against you if you actually made a diligent effort to get back to them. If you really want the job, make a more exhausting attempt to contact them.

I would leave a VM message the same day (even middle of the night) so they know you're interested. Then I would keep trying daily or several times a day until you get hold of someone. If you absolutely can't get hold of them, send an email.

It would be a stretch to say you couldn't find time to call them back over several weekdays. Take a few minutes (and a delay if needed) and go in a bathroom stall. The only plausible excuse for not calling within one work day would be military deployment to somewhere austere.

I got the call late Thursday night and my Friday morning/afternoon was pretty hectic with 5 legs and all quick turns. Is that an excuse? No not really but after leaving the voice mail yesterday, I got a call this afternoon to schedule an interview. Actually I got three calls today from three different places and scheduled two interviews. Sorry RAH, schedule is full. Its crazy how quick everything happens when crossing 1500.

I've miss multiple phone calls. Sorry, but you can't miss out on life because you are waiting for airlines to call you back. You need not give any excuse to why you didn't answer the phone.