When you're looking for employment, everyone tells you what to do. The next-door neighbor, your third grade teacher, and Uncle Harry offer opinions.
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If you're the person the company wants to hire, they won't forget you if you don't call every day. Never disdain the receptionist. Make the person at the front desk your ally. The boss values her opinion, and she can seal your fate with a roll of her eyes or the turn of her thumb. Never take a friend.