How to Get a Call Back Every Time You Submit Your Resume
To me this ties in to why the internet may not be the best route to go when job searching. One of the most common questions I hear from candidates is "why aren't they interviewing me? I am perfect for this job!" This method will virtually guarantee that you will speak to someone after submitting your resume. It will require effort but we have already determined you will do what ever is necessary to land your great job, including working hard for positive results.
When you find an opening or a company you would like to work for its time to go to work. First create the targeted keyword document (aka resume). Now let's look at the job and ask ourselves some questions. Who does this report to? What department in the company does this position fall under? e.g. Sales. accounting, maintenance etc.
Determine the department and let's see who runs that department. Identify the potential title of the hiring manager. Now go to Google and search. Enter "the company name" "department" "title" in the Google search box. If you are very lucky the results will give you the name of the potential hiring manager. Sometimes nothing matches but be creative and try different things related to the job/department etc. For example, shorten the company name, try variations of the departments e.g. sales may actually be marketing in some companies. Use different tiles e.g. vice president or VP or even V.P. Get creative and do some Googling. The results may astonish you.
What we are trying to do is to find the actual hiring manager. it's no great feat to send your resume to the "black hole"...ooops I mean HR...anyone can do that. We want the real hiring manager to present ourselves to. Go to the company's web site. Often names of hiring managers are scattered in pages on the site. Look at the press releases or documents they have on their site. Many times references to people are right there on the web site for any anyone to see.
If that fails call the company and simply ask who is the manager of such and such department? Don't worry they don't know who you are and certainly will never connect your phone call to your interview/resume. All we want is a legitimate real person's name.
Again get creative and think outside the box, but get the person's name.
Now that we have the name lets call the company and ask for the person and let's see if we can engage them in conversation and try to persuade them to interview you. This may be scary to some of the readers but it is a proven method of aggressive job searchers.
If you don't want to speak directly then simply call the company, keep yourself anonymous and ask for that department, odds are you will connect with a secretary or other person in that department. What we want to ask is for the direct FAX number for the earlier defined hiring manager.
Now the secret tactic for the virtual guaranteed call from the company. Prepare a fax cover sheet using keywords previously found and create a compelling short paragraph that piques the interest of the reader. Every hiring authority who reads this paragraph should be convinced you are a perfect match for the opening. Prepare the fax cover sheet and fill it out completely indicating there are 2 or 3 or more sheets to this fax transmission. Most if not all fax cover sheets has a statement on it that in effect says "if any or all of this transmission is not received please call (123) 456‐7890." We are going to use this to our advantage. At this point you will now fax directly to the attention of (managers name) at his fax machine. What we wrote is 3 pages attached but all we are going to send...ooops...is the cover sheet with the message targeting your qualifications for the position and that there should be 3 pages and "if any or all of this transmission is not received please call (123) 456‐7890."
What happens now is human nature. The hiring manager who has a more vested interest in finding the best candidate (HR does not) will be curious about seeing your resume and more than likely will call you telling you the resume did not come through, please resend it. Mission accomplished. When they call be ready to sell yourself on the phone. A great line I might use is this..."Mr. Manager I will do even better than resending my resume I will personally drop it off tomorrow, say 10 AM or is it better for you after lunch?"
This doesn't always work but it will get you in conversations with real people at a company that you want to work for.
When you find an opening or a company you would like to work for its time to go to work. First create the targeted keyword document (aka resume). Now let's look at the job and ask ourselves some questions. Who does this report to? What department in the company does this position fall under? e.g. Sales. accounting, maintenance etc.
Determine the department and let's see who runs that department. Identify the potential title of the hiring manager. Now go to Google and search. Enter "the company name" "department" "title" in the Google search box. If you are very lucky the results will give you the name of the potential hiring manager. Sometimes nothing matches but be creative and try different things related to the job/department etc. For example, shorten the company name, try variations of the departments e.g. sales may actually be marketing in some companies. Use different tiles e.g. vice president or VP or even V.P. Get creative and do some Googling. The results may astonish you.
What we are trying to do is to find the actual hiring manager. it's no great feat to send your resume to the "black hole"...ooops I mean HR...anyone can do that. We want the real hiring manager to present ourselves to. Go to the company's web site. Often names of hiring managers are scattered in pages on the site. Look at the press releases or documents they have on their site. Many times references to people are right there on the web site for any anyone to see.
If that fails call the company and simply ask who is the manager of such and such department? Don't worry they don't know who you are and certainly will never connect your phone call to your interview/resume. All we want is a legitimate real person's name.
Again get creative and think outside the box, but get the person's name.
Now that we have the name lets call the company and ask for the person and let's see if we can engage them in conversation and try to persuade them to interview you. This may be scary to some of the readers but it is a proven method of aggressive job searchers.
If you don't want to speak directly then simply call the company, keep yourself anonymous and ask for that department, odds are you will connect with a secretary or other person in that department. What we want to ask is for the direct FAX number for the earlier defined hiring manager.
Now the secret tactic for the virtual guaranteed call from the company. Prepare a fax cover sheet using keywords previously found and create a compelling short paragraph that piques the interest of the reader. Every hiring authority who reads this paragraph should be convinced you are a perfect match for the opening. Prepare the fax cover sheet and fill it out completely indicating there are 2 or 3 or more sheets to this fax transmission. Most if not all fax cover sheets has a statement on it that in effect says "if any or all of this transmission is not received please call (123) 456‐7890." We are going to use this to our advantage. At this point you will now fax directly to the attention of (managers name) at his fax machine. What we wrote is 3 pages attached but all we are going to send...ooops...is the cover sheet with the message targeting your qualifications for the position and that there should be 3 pages and "if any or all of this transmission is not received please call (123) 456‐7890."
What happens now is human nature. The hiring manager who has a more vested interest in finding the best candidate (HR does not) will be curious about seeing your resume and more than likely will call you telling you the resume did not come through, please resend it. Mission accomplished. When they call be ready to sell yourself on the phone. A great line I might use is this..."Mr. Manager I will do even better than resending my resume I will personally drop it off tomorrow, say 10 AM or is it better for you after lunch?"
This doesn't always work but it will get you in conversations with real people at a company that you want to work for.
