The sun is shinning and the temperature is forecasted to be in the 60s, which makes one thing clear: Spring is in the air; which also means so is Spring Break! And I for one say enjoy it while you have it! But it is important to remember the the “real world” does not have such luxuries and employers may contact you over the week you are away. So while your gearing up for your well-deserved break you should think about activating your vacation mail/auto-responses and changing cell voice mail greetings.
If you are not planning to check your email messages, you can create an auto-reply message that can inform any potential employers who may be trying to contact you. You can set when this message is to start and end so you can set it up ahead of time and not worry about remembering to turn it off –luckily Bmail makes this very easy!
Here’s an example to help get you started:
Thank you for your email. I will be traveling starting 3/9/2012 and returning 3/19/2012. During that time I will not have access to email but will respond upon my return.
And here’s a fun one to show you that we do have a sense of humor over here at the CDC.