Job search etiquette question:

I mailed in a resume about a week ago. The ad for the job didn't say "No calls". Is it taboo to call them and follow-up?

Aims, is there in e-mail address you could write to? Otherwise I would say probably not to call.

I would email follow up first, but I am phone hater woman. I think it is ok to call.

Nora, why do you need new windows? (And, yeah, good ones are $$$$$$$)

Have you looked into upgrading your storms?

There wasn't an email and it was just addressed to "Personnel".

We have no storms. Or screens. Which is the big reason- since we have no screens in our windows, what we do is put those little screens that you rest the sash on top of... Taz the cat would make short work of those if he put his mind to it. So we want to get some decent windows that have actual screens and are energy efficient (which ours are emphatically NOT).

Because the muntons (?? the pane dividers) are so expensive, whoever chose the windows during the condo conversion went way cheap for everything else.

It's something that we do want to do- the current windows suck beyond the telling of it- but it sure does cause sticker shock! There are some other temp solutions that we can probably employ to get around the screen problem, but I am thinking that it might be best to not spend (admittedly less) money on those when we can actually get a quality window in there.

I think you're fine to call.

Another employer-relations question. I have a second contact at the company in question who said to send resume/experience... I've already direct-emailed the first contact (who emailed me over the weekend). It feels strange to contact the second person through LinkedIn, though I could do that.

yes. still overthinking this.

Aims, can you come up with a compelling question, or something you'd like to add to the info they have already?

This way, it won't seem like you are just calling to find out if they are interested. You can express your particular interest in an engaging way.

ok, hivemind question here. What is the best way to sort classical music CD's? My first instinct is by composer (Bach, Brahms, Dvorak, etc). But then I have some artists, like Yo Yo Ma, and I don't want them scattered around. So do I blow convention with those? Or do I say "who cares, I'm usually listening thru iTunes"? Curious what those that are more classically music orientated do?

Best? Best would be whatever allows you to find what you're looking for.

Mine are primarily organized by composer, then generally by the size of the piece (symphonies, concertos, etc.), then, within that, it's chronological. This surprises no one I'm sure.

If I have something by Yo Yo Ma, but he's playing all Beethoven, I would put it with the Beethoven. But I do have a section of CDs at the tail end of my collection that are artist/instrument focused.

ok, hivemind question here. What is the best way to sort classical music CD's? My first instinct is by composer (Bach, Brahms, Dvorak, etc). But then I have some artists, like Yo Yo Ma, and I don't want them scattered around. So do I blow convention with those? Or do I say "who cares, I'm usually listening thru iTunes"? Curious what those that are more classically music orientated do?

I would sort them according to how you think of them. If you have the London Symphony Orchestra playing Beethoven, do you think "I want to hear the LSO" or do you think "I feel like hearing Beethoven's 5th"