You're a job seeker.  Your primary mission is to get a job.  Junk mail and unwanted sales calls are a distraction.  Here's an article from MarketWatch that can help keep your mailbox open for offer letters and phone available for recruiter's calls...

Best,

Dan.

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You've got mail -- unfortunately

By Jennifer Openshaw

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Have you ever stopped to figure out how much
time you waste sorting through and throwing out your junk mail? For me,
it's at least five minutes a day. That's more than two hours a month,
or a whopping 50 days over a 50-year adult lifetime. I don't know about
you, but I'd rather be spending that time with my family, not to
mention saving our trees.

After calling a major bank three times specifically to request that my
name be removed from unwanted credit offers -- only to find it didn't
work -- I decided I needed to figure out an alternative.

Sympathy for Two Fund Devils

A Supreme Court case spawns unlikely sentiment from MarketWatch senior
columnist Chuck Jaffe, who actually agrees with an investment-industry
trade and mutual-fund trade groups.

And that's not the worst of it. I recently
heard about one woman, profiled in the news, who tried infertility
treatments to get pregnant, only to find her mailbox full of offers
from diaper companies, toy stores and the like -- even though the
treatments failed.

I'll share some specific steps you can take to end the unwanted marketing mail. But first, some good and some bad news.

Say goodbye to some junk phone messages

Remember the "auto warranty" company that bombarded millions of homes
with a pre-recorded message that your warranty was about to expire?
That company apparently tricked consumers into buying vehicle service
contracts under the guise that they were extensions of original vehicle
warranties.

Now, thanks to new rules put in place this week by the Federal Trade
Commission, you won't have to worry about those intrusive and
potentially costly pre-recorded phone messages.

"So many telemarketers use what are called predictive dialers where
they dial automatically," says Kelly Horne, who manages the FTC's Do
Not Call program. "They also use these pre-recorded messages. So
banning these pre-recorded messages will hopefully make a big
difference in the number of calls people get."

That's great regarding pre-recorded phone calls, but there's still a
giant gap when it comes to mail: Today, there is still no centralized
"Do Not Mail" list. Just as there's a national Do Not Call list managed
by the FTC, so too there should be a Do Not Mail registry to protect
your privacy. And, hey, if the U.S. Post Office is trying to save
money, why not charge a premium for companies that send junk mail?

As we await a single, centralized system, here are steps you can take in the meantime to reduce unwanted calls or mail.

Unwanted phone calls

The key here is to get your phone numbers onto the national Do Not Call
(DNC) list either by calling 888-382-122 or visiting DoNotCall.gov. See the site.

Thanks to the new rules, companies can leave pre-recorded messages only
if they are related to political or charitable causes, or purely
informational in nature. For instance, Delta Airlines may leave you a
message about a change in your flight, but that 2-for-1 offer? Not. And
the good news is you don't have to be registered on the DNC list to
benefit from the change regarding pre-recorded messages; it's a blanket
rule affecting all consumers.

If you find yourself wanting to complain to authorities about a company
or experience, then do it. You don't have to be registered to make your
voice heard and the information is used by law-enforcement officials to
track down shady companies, Horne assures me. The toll-free number and
the Web site above both give you the option to post a complaint as well
as to join the DNC registry. In the past, you needed to provide either
the name or phone number of the company in order to file a complaint,
but not anymore. Just remember: The more information you can provide,
the better.

Unwanted mail

Trying to get rid of junk mail? This is where frustration sets in
because there's no central location to which you can go to put a stop
to it. But here are two primary solutions.

If you're receiving unwanted catalog, magazine or other offers, try the
Direct Marketing Association (DMA). By going to DMAChoice.org, you can
remove yourself from specific company mailing lists, whether it's PB
Teen, Wind & Weather, or the AARP. See the site.

While I credit the DMA for creating the site, in some cases you'll find
it's not always easy to use. For example, you might be told you need to
email the company directly to request removal from its list. Also, you
might find that the promotional magazine you're trying to avoid
receiving isn't part of the DMA site.

Remember, too, that if you buy a product in the future, you may find yourself back on the list.

If you're trying to stop credit-card or insurance offers, the consumer
credit reporting industry may be able to help. To stop those unwanted
pre-approved credit card, loan, or insurance offers, you can call a
toll-free number to remove your name from mailings for five years. If
at some point you want to get those offers again, you can always add
yourself back to the list. The only key piece of information you'll
need is your Social Security number. Call 888.567.8688.

So, yes, some steps are being taken to bring us better privacy
protection. Let's just hope that in this age of technology, the process
of managing unwanted mail is made easier and more efficient sooner
rather than later.

Jennifer Openshaw, a nationally recognized entrepreneur and financial commentator, is author of "
The Millionaire Zone
." Through
SuperFutures.org
, she offers education on preparing youth for their careers, work and
life. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter @jopenshaw or email at jennifer@familyfn.com