so how often should you call a perspective employer after you have interviewed?
until you get ‘em… well, for the most part..
i recommend calling often and not giving up until you get a call back…for at least 10, maybe 12 calls…
most people think, “well, i called ‘em..they need to call me back..”…well, they aren’t gonna call you back most of the time…the are busy and hiring wasn’t as high on their priority list as they said it was..
so you think, “well, i don’t want to make ‘em mad…bug ‘em”..etc. ..well, i ask, “what do you have now?”…nada, zip, nothing…
if you leave a message that you are calling to express your interest in their opportunity and the message is friendly and to the point, you might be suprised at getting called back..
now, after 10 or 12 calls and no email or call back, i’d probably figure the employer moved on somone else..
no big deal..just an “event”…time to move on…
be bold, courageous…keep calling..
…look, on your cell phone voice mail message tell people who you are…do you know how many times people..hiring authorities… might call your number, not be sure it is your cell v.m. and hang up
especially three years from now…they dig your resume or information out and think you might fit the job they have then…call and get a recording with just a number without a personal identification like, “this is tony beshara..please leave a message”…so they hang up
get the point…make sure people know it is you!
…”just get me in front of them”…my candidate said..”i’ve always done great in interviews…it won’t be a problem”…
he blew the interview…thought this was 1998 or 2005 when you could do a mediocre job of interviewing and still get hired…
it ain’t that way any more…you gotta be really good…too many good candidates that sell themselves very, very, very well…
so, you gotta practice, practice, practice interviewing…the structured interviewing techniques i recommend in www.thejobsearchsolution.com are the way to go..but you have to practice
don’t think interviewing comes naturally..it doesn’t..you have to practice…you can get eliminated so easily if you don’t really present a feature, advantage and benefit value proposition about yourself and about what you can do for them…
