A voicemail lets the person listening to the message know why you called and how to contact you. Here is an example of a voicemail you would leave when you are contacting your mentor or supervisor for your first meeting:

“Hello, Phillip. This is Maya, your new YouthWorks intern. I would like to speak with you about coming to my first day of work. You can call me back at 415-555-5555 any time after 4 p.m. Thank you!”

Email is an important form of communication in the workplace; you must check your email every day. Emails from your coworkets have important information such as timecard due dates, dates of events, and when you can and cannot work. Some coworkers will prefer that you communicate with them over email as well.

As an employee, you must know how to email in a professional manner. For example, if you wanted to email your coworkers to start your first day you may want to write something like this: