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What to do if job posting says "NO CALLS" |
| Message Name: |
Yes, of course |
| Date Posted: |
03/22/2002 |
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As an HR Director, the reason we place the phrase "no phone calls please" in an ad is simple.
Any posting that you place in today??s market will get you 200-300 responses. This assumes that you are only recruiting for one position at a time. In addition, recruitment is typically not the only job responsibility one has at any given time.
If I were to take calls from candidates, I would never be able to get my job done.
If you are interested in a company, don't take the lazy way out. Do some research on the company. Find out what its product(s) are, its market. Review its website. Search for articles about the company in search engines or nexis/lexis. Most importantly, read the vacancy announcement. If this appeals to you, submit a resume with a detailed cover letter. Explain why you think you are a good fit, using the knowledge that you have gained doing your research, and match it to skills/experience requirements presented in the vacancy announcement.
This submission is going to stand out - and will get you the call you are looking for.
Someone who calls me, even though the ad clearly states not to demonstrates to me that they 1) Can not follow instructions 2) Have no initiative to learn/research on their own 3) Feel that rule do not apply to them - that they are the exception. This is not the candidate that i am looking to bring aboard.
If i get your resume, and something jumps out at me, I will call you - I promise. I will take as much time with you as you need at that point.
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| Message: |
You say "Someone who calls me, even though the ad clearly states not to demonstrates to me that they 1) Can not follow instructions 2) Have no initiative to learn/research on their own 3) Feel that rule do not apply to them - that they are the exception. This is not the candidate that i am looking to bring aboard."
And, again, this appears to be true of HR departments; who seem to believe that rules, regulations and buzzword lists are all that is needed for picking a candidate.
It's also why most job seekers here feel HR is doing a bad job.
And it also doesn't square with those who say that ignoring it AND HR and going straight to the managers pays dividends.
Their experience tells us that ignoring the rules DOES pay if you do it right - but only because HR is doing such a poor job in the first place.
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