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How to Apply for a Job - tips and tricks
Written by Unknown on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 12:02 AM
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9 Responses to "How to Apply for a Job - tips and tricks"
October 21, 2009 at 2:23 PM #
Agreed with all points, except one. In today's internet world, many job posters are kept "confidential". So, outside of the job description, you have no idea who the hiring manager is, much less the name of the company. If one has the company name, it's usually fairly simple to find the HR person.
So, is the general advice here that one should not bother with "confidential" postings?
October 22, 2009 at 12:23 PM #
Very nice video and great tips, thank you, I will gladly share this!
October 23, 2009 at 7:28 AM #
Very nice video with some useful tips. As a current job seeker, though, I always wonder who is still able to actually talk to a HR official or the Hiring Manager? I am usually not able to talk to anyone except a voicemail recorder, and in today's world it seems no longer the case that phone calls from job seekers are returned. I will continue to call and talk to a black box in the hope that someone at least listens to my message.
October 23, 2009 at 7:31 AM #
Very nice video with some very useful tips. As a job seeker I wonder, though, if anyone is actually ever able to talk to a human being - either a HR person or the Hiring Manager? I usually get a voicemail and even though I leave a message with contact information, it no longer seems the norm in today's economy that phone calls are returned. So while the idea of talking to the Hiring Manager sounds good, in my experience it is not realistic to ever talk to a human being at the company where I would like to work.
December 10, 2009 at 2:28 PM #
All this is great and sound advice. But in today's reality where we're applying for most jobs through some kind of web portal page into an HR database, it's almost impossible to know or find out the recruiter's name/contact info, let alone the hiring manager's name/contact info. And this way of applying in which you have no contact name makes follow-up virtually impossible. The only way is to try finding the company's main phone number and then try identifying the right recruiter. Companies have intentionally made it very difficult for candidates to follow up a "blind" submission.
December 11, 2009 at 5:44 AM #
This is the best strategy for job searching and the points in this video are on target. Problem is the reality of finding the hiring manager-not as big of an issue with a small company. You have got to somehow find an insider with the company so you can secure names. Then you face the problem of getting the individual to return you numerous follow up phone calls.
December 11, 2009 at 6:25 AM #
Great information! Fellow commentors have stated that the advice is good, but knowing who to talk to at a company seems to be a sticking point.
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December 11, 2009 at 12:06 PM #
Agree that it's very difficult to identify hiring manager names from today's job advertisements, especially if a recruiter is the go-between. In doing the work to identify these people you often get the chance to meet them face-to-face, and if so you're better off skipping over the HR person or recruiter. Also, I disagree that sending out three cover letters with resumes (as unsolicited job seeking attempts) keeps your job hunt moral up. Since the vast majority of these attempts are never acknowledged it quickly demoralizes you.
December 15, 2009 at 7:24 AM #
Very good information. What techniques would you recommend for companies that only accept applications on-line through their careers website?
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