I had moved to New York permanently the week before.
My phone number was new too. I had changed it a couple of weeks earlier, right in the middle of interviews, apartment searches, flights, and the job change. A recruiter emailed because she had tried the old number and wanted to talk about a hands-on IT manager role in Midtown.
I wrote back with the new number and asked her to call.
I had just left Beatport, moved across the country, and started at Yodle. The recruiter had another infrastructure role nearby and asked me to call.
The recruiter had contacted me during the New York search before the move. My reply was practical. I hoped the number change had not caused me to miss her messages.
Her note described a hands-on IT manager role in Midtown. It did not name the company, set an interview time, or make an offer. A phone call was the next step.
I did not say whether I wanted the position. I supplied the number and asked her to call so I could hear what the job involved.
I had changed the number a couple of weeks earlier. The recruiter had tried the old one before sending the email, so replying with the correction mattered even if the role went nowhere.
The old Denver apartment still had to be handled, and the rest of our things had not made the cross-country trip yet. I was learning a new job while finishing the move.
New York itself was no longer hypothetical. I could say I had moved here permanently. I gave the recruiter my new number and asked her to call.