Telephone contact prior to interview

[Calmandfree]

Help! I have a job interview in a weeks time, I was notified on Friday afternoon.

Having read the job description and person specification I think I fit all the essential criteria and some of the desirable.

I have just printed out the advert I have noticed it states at the bottom of the page, telephone contact with the manager for an informal discussion prior go application is encouraged. I unfortunately didn't notice this else I would have called. It's going to look rather unprofessional if I call now as this is something I feel you should do as clearly states before applying, although not all jobs (CS job) state this. Any advice?

This is usually to ensure they get good quality candidates and to avoid wasting both the would-be applicant’s or recruiter’s time. The fact you have an interview means you’ve already cleared that hurdle, they are clearly interested and you have the right skills on paper. Good luck!

What I would do in your position is get into your prep and see if you are sitting with genuine outstanding questions that will be important to know the answer to before your interview, if so then make contact, but if you've nothing to ask then it will seem a bit perfunctory to call, you also want to have some questions to keep for the interview itself. If you have an email contact and don't feel you have any questions then it's always worth a courtesy "delighted to have been selected for interview, look forward to meeting you" type email. Good luck!