Contacting a Potential Employer
Contacting a Potential Employer
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All,
I've posted a few questions related to job searches, and have yet another. I have sent my resume to a few companies this week, some large, some small. For one of the smaller companies, I have corresponded with an HR/secretary person, and she told me that she sent my resume to the head of that particular department. I will be contacted if they're interested.
With some googling, I've managed to find his email address. After perhaps two weeks, is it appropriate to email him and speak a bit? I wonder if it will be viewed as pushy or sneaky since I wasn't actually given his contact info... I just scrounged it up. He could view me as a pushy bother, or perhaps he won't care and I'm making too big a deal of this.
Now, I have his email. With some more googling I suspect I could find his phone number. Would a phone call be more appropriate, or would that be a greater bother? I'm sure he's busy, but I want to somehow keep myself on his desk.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you
I've posted a few questions related to job searches, and have yet another. I have sent my resume to a few companies this week, some large, some small. For one of the smaller companies, I have corresponded with an HR/secretary person, and she told me that she sent my resume to the head of that particular department. I will be contacted if they're interested.
With some googling, I've managed to find his email address. After perhaps two weeks, is it appropriate to email him and speak a bit? I wonder if it will be viewed as pushy or sneaky since I wasn't actually given his contact info... I just scrounged it up. He could view me as a pushy bother, or perhaps he won't care and I'm making too big a deal of this.
Now, I have his email. With some more googling I suspect I could find his phone number. Would a phone call be more appropriate, or would that be a greater bother? I'm sure he's busy, but I want to somehow keep myself on his desk.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you





RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
I guess it depends on how desperate you are and/or how risk averse you are. I don't know what type of job you're applying for, but many managers are looking for people who will cut to the chase and get things done.
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RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
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RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
I send direct enquiries to either the bin or to HR. HR know who in an organisation is looking (or should) and it is their responsibility to assess all applications. I have a relationship with HR and trust them to manage the recruitment process, so I can get on with management and engineering.
Also, I will never accept a Linkedin request from someone who was looking for employment.
I know that this seems callous, and there are several areas where people might disagree with me, but I was just giving you my view from someone who will say yes or no to an applicant.
RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
I do better with e-mails, but that is just me. I will always answer an e-mail that is answerable (I've gotten several from URL's associated with universities who have been banned from reputable e-mail providers for their SPAM and malware, I try to respond but Earthlink throws the response in the trash). I got one last week that the account was cancelled in the hour between opening the e-mail and responding.
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
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RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
So now you know his email. See if he has a LinkedIn profile. Find out if you have some "connection" to him. Work though those connections - Outside of LinkedIn.
Having someone that the manager already knows giving him a call and saying "Hey, I know someone you might be interested in" will be far more useful than you calling directly and asking "Did you get my resume from HR yet?"
RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
There's a fine line between persistant and pushy, but I think it's better to risk coming off pushy than become passive in your job hunt and just wait for the phone to ring. Good luck!
RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
Actually I'd guess that might be quite likely in some organizations.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Contacting a Potential Employer
This is for small companies. For big companies, it seems I may be at their whim.
Thanks all for the comments