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Do you have any previous work experience?

Keep going — you haven't actually got a no, and the message is worth delivering

Pause and directly acknowledge the shift: 'Is now a bad time?'

Briefly recap your key point and offer to follow up another time on their terms

Apologise for the interruption and end the call — forcing it never works

Stay calm and pick back up from the last thing the other person said

Be honest: 'Let me just pick up where I was—' and continue without making a big deal of it

Ask them a question to buy yourself a moment to regroup

I'd find this genuinely difficult — losing momentum on a call rattles me

Send a third message — two touchpoints isn't enough to draw any conclusions

Switch channel — if they're reading but not replying, the message format isn't working

Wait longer — opening emails suggests interest, and pushing too hard will kill it

Send a short, direct message acknowledging the silence: 'Happy to close the loop if the timing isn't right'

Thank them and move on — a soft no is still a no, and there are better uses of your time

Ask one question to understand what 'a few months' means and whether there's a specific trigger

Note it and set a reminder to follow up in 6–8 weeks with no further contact until then

Reply immediately with more information to try to accelerate their timeline