You know the one. It makes all conversation participants painfully aware you didn't do your homework.
It's like walking up to Barack Obama and asking him what he does for a living.
Um, awkward!
Specifically- people keep asking me for jobs.
Like, completely unprepared phone conversations that go:
"Um, Yes, Hi, I would like to be employed by your company. Do you have any positions?
No, I haven't been on your website and I have no clue what you actually produce but I would love a job.
(Wouldn't it be great if that how this worked?!?)
BUT- nothing technical, I don't have a technical background. I am looking for something simple.
So how about it?"
How convincing!
Who needs an application when you can just "nail it" in one call?
If I had only known that this was the way to convince HR departments to even read my application (none of which were ever sent during work time when I found out how much I like blogs).
It is as good as:
"I am working for another company but want to switch and I would like to do X.
Oh, no, I haven't been to your website. So you don't have any positions open?
But I would like to work as X at your company.
So how often should I look at your website to check?"
Nothing says "hire me" like cold calls like these!
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