Etiquette in asking someone about a job
Etiquette in asking someone about a job
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Hello everyone:
Last week I went to a networking meeting and met a person that works for a medium size engineering firm. I am looking for a structural engineers job (building design) and the person is a bridge engineer and has about 30 years experience. Nice guy and we had a good conversation talking about bridges. He handed me his card and I figure that I am not a bridge engineer and our conversation. I figure that I will check out his company and found out that they do building design and they have an opening for a structural engineer with my experience and time except that they wanted someone with experience in BIM. I do not have that and do not see this being implemented at my current job due to the architects and the projects we do. I applied for the job opening that was there but I did not call the guy that I met there who gave me his information. Do you think I should contact him and ask if the job opening is still available or maybe ask if he could help me get an interview? I do not like asking people for help and feel like I am impinging on someone I barely know just so I can get a better job. The company looks like it is a good oppurtunity for a person like me to grow in my career and oppurtunities to learn and improve in my skills as a engineer. What do you guys think?
Last week I went to a networking meeting and met a person that works for a medium size engineering firm. I am looking for a structural engineers job (building design) and the person is a bridge engineer and has about 30 years experience. Nice guy and we had a good conversation talking about bridges. He handed me his card and I figure that I am not a bridge engineer and our conversation. I figure that I will check out his company and found out that they do building design and they have an opening for a structural engineer with my experience and time except that they wanted someone with experience in BIM. I do not have that and do not see this being implemented at my current job due to the architects and the projects we do. I applied for the job opening that was there but I did not call the guy that I met there who gave me his information. Do you think I should contact him and ask if the job opening is still available or maybe ask if he could help me get an interview? I do not like asking people for help and feel like I am impinging on someone I barely know just so I can get a better job. The company looks like it is a good oppurtunity for a person like me to grow in my career and oppurtunities to learn and improve in my skills as a engineer. What do you guys think?
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RE: Etiquette in asking someone about a job
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That way he can make up his own mind if he wanted to put in a good word for you.
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It doesn't hurt to call. A lot of networking just doesn't get done for fear of calling. Call your connection, tell him you applied, see what happens.
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Q: How can you tell if an engineer is an extrovert?
A: He's looking at the other person's shoes.
Best of luck.
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