| Topic Name: |
What to do if job posting says "NO CALLS" |
| Message Name: |
Big Picture |
| Date Posted: |
06/25/2001 |
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I am offering this as an option that I have found works for me. After submitting a resume to what will inevitably be an HR person just sorting through and deeming who is worthy enough, I wait about a week to a week and a half. Since phone calls will only get you to some HR person, I take a less intrusive, and what I find to be a more succesful route. I do a little research and find out who the person is that I would most likely be working for and then draft an e-mail (contact information is almost always posted somewhere on the site, you just have to do some fishing) and then send an e-mail over. Apologize for being so bold as to send them a letter directly, but explain that you are still interested in the job and why it is that you are the perfect fit. The message will also be more relaxed than a cover letter which gives you more freedom. I did this and I received a cal two days later to set up an interview. This tactic might be harder for jobs in large corporations, but normally the job description is detailed enough to get a good idea. |
| Message: |
After reading all of the topic strings relating to this subject, my trigger finger was ready to go. I share everyone's frustration on this topic. I've been trying to land a job for 5 months and I feel that if I'm missing one bullet point, my resume is tossed into the circular file. I've added, subtracted things from my resume, received an evaluation of my cover letter and yet everything has proven to be fruitless. So, yes, I can share the frustration.
However, the bigger picture problem is not specific HR people. It is the management behind them. Companies, large and small, need to put a lot of focus on great HR folks, corporate headhunters, etc. These are the people that are selecting their candidates. And these are the candidates that will make or break a company. It's really a shame that HR isn't put under more scrutiny and held more accountable for their employee selections. Yet, they have jobs and I don't. So, go figure!
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