Crash Course Sneak Peek
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The document provides strategies for following up after job applications, emphasizing patience and persistence in communications with employers. It outlines common challenges in the job search process and offers tips on finding the right contacts for follow-up inquiries. Additionally, it mentions upcoming career crash courses at UBC for specific student groups, along with ticket pricing information.
Crash Course Sneak Peek
- 1. crash course on careers a sneak peek careers.ubc.ca
- 2. FOLLOWING UP: PERSISTENCE OR PETULANCE?
- 3. Common Challenge # 1 Situation Strategy • Employers send out an • Wait 5 business days after auto-response after you submitting your application submit your application to hear back AND/OR • Follow up with a phone call • Days go by and you haven’t or email to restate your been called by “Dream interest in the job Company” for an interview
- 4. Common Challenge # 2 Situation Strategy • Employers ask you to • Find someone to follow up submit your application to a with at the company. generic address: • When you speak with them, careers@dreamcompany.com or send an email, ask if they’ve decided yet who will be interviewed. • If not, be prepared to share your top 3 reasons why you should be.
- 5. The rules of follow-up • It can take people up to 5 business days to respond to voice mail or email. Be patient. • Be consistent. Follow up again if you have yet to hear back. • Try to mix up your method of following up. Phone calls or emails are appropriate. • *** If the employer has said “NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE” consider that a warning – try an email instead.
- 6. Finding someone to follow up with • Call the general line and ask who is responsible for hiring this particular role • Ask for their email address and phone number. You can also ask if that person has a preference for phone calls or emails • Try using sites like LinkedIn to search through a company profile for the Human Resources staff • Some of these staff will openly post their email addresses on this site, or on the company’s website • Avoid following up to general inboxes, e.g. jobs@company.ca. They are often filled with applicants and spam.
- 8. The realities of job search • Most candidates do not follow up • Even more are concerned that following-up is being “too aggressive”
- 9. From the employers point of view… • They have a large stack of unknown people • Hiring is time consuming and can be risky • There is less risk and less time if a company already knows about a potential candidate
- 10. crash course May 11 – for Science students May 18 – for Arts students Tickets: $10 before May 2 $15 after May 2 Get more information and buy your ticket at careers.ubc.ca