Google Voice can be a practical cover-letter phone number when you want recruiter access without exposing your main personal line, but it works best when you understand the trade-offs.
Yes, you can use Google Voice on your resume if the number is stable, professional, and monitored. Here is when it helps, when it creates problems, and how to use it well.
Use a temporary inbox for conference registrations when you want event access without months of sponsor and vendor follow-up in your main inbox.
A temporary email is usually too fragile for a real cover letter. Learn when it hurts, when it still helps elsewhere in a job search, and what to use instead.
Using a work phone number on a cover letter is usually a bad default. Learn the privacy, confidentiality, and professionalism risks, plus safer alternatives for job seekers.
Should you use your personal phone number on a cover letter? Learn when it is fine, when it creates privacy risk, and what to use instead.
Usually no — a work phone number is a poor default for a resume because it can expose your job search through employer-managed devices, voicemail, and call logs. A personal number you control or a separate job-search number is usually safer.
Should you use your personal phone number on your resume? Learn when it is fine, when a separate number is smarter, and how to stay reachable without inviting extra spam or recruiter noise.
Using a separate phone number on your resume can be a smart privacy move if the number is stable, professional, and easy to monitor during your job search.
Yes — in most cases your resume should include an email address, but it should be a stable, professional inbox you control and check often rather than a temporary, work-owned, or fading school address.