So when you get a live person on the phone, or a lead on a job that you are interested in, you take action! You storm the castle and you take no prisoners. Good stuff!
JUST HOLD ON A SECOND...
You need to consider who you are contacting about this job, and what's on his / her plate. A good candidate can spoil their chances of even being considered for a position, by being inconsiderate of the person they are approaching to help them acheive their goal. Most recruiters have multiple priorities / jobs which they are working on at any given time.
(One of my clients currently has 65 open jobs on her desk!)
Recruiters are getting plenty of phone calls and emails from people daily to ask for a moment of their time, and they can't possibly get to everyone immediately.
You want to catch them at the best time, ensuring you are being considered in the best possible light, and with the appropriate amount of attention being paid to your resume / file. People aren't really good at mentally switching gears that quickly, so I suggest a quick
"is now a good time for you?" or, " are you busy at the moment?"
can really go a long way to capturing the right kind of attention.
- Give someone time to respond to your call / message / email. Hounding them is not going to win their favour.
- Email is a great way to stay top of mind, and get your name in front of a Recruiter's eyes (as opposed to filling their voice mail box daily
- Send a recruiter your resume before you call them, or launch into your story; I always like to have a resume in front of me when I am talking through someone's background, as I retain more info that way!
- Don't push your way into someone's office; if a Recruiter has time to meet you they will, and if they can't spare the time from their busy day, then don't push it!
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