The holiday season is fast approaching. I am sharing a previous Twitter project question on careerealism.com and provided an update on the custom of demonstrating courtesy to a potential employer. Read more below.
Dear Experts,
Dear job seeker:
No matter what the outcome of your immediate job search, you will have "scored points" in your application and conveyed a personal communication. In other words, you resisted the urge to be complacent in your job search and take the "tried and true" job search methods, which no longer have the same currency as five years ago.
On the whole, I believe the gesture of sending a holiday card versus a handwritten note shows two things:
Remember that job searching in the new millennium is all sales and marketing, in nature.
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Dear Experts,
I interviewed at a company recently and haven’t heard back yet. The hiring manager told me he was interviewing a lot of people for this job and wouldn’t make a decision until after the first of the year. I sent a hand-written thank-you note to the hiring manager right after my interview. I feel like we had a really good connection. So, I was also thinking perhaps I should send him a holiday card, but wondered if that would be seen as trying too hard.
What do you think?
Dear job seeker:
Congratulations on sending a hand-written thank you note. Most job seekers don't make the effort. If you examine the statistics of job seekers who fail to send a thank you note, it is staggering. The jury is out as to whether a handwritten note is appropriate. Some experts believe that the handwritten version has a short shelf life. If you happen to know that the hiring decision will be deferred or not immediate, why not make yourself stand out and show your personality of paper with a hand written communication. Other experts believe that in the interest of expediacy, an electronic note is acceptable.
No matter what the outcome of your immediate job search, you will have "scored points" in your application and conveyed a personal communication. In other words, you resisted the urge to be complacent in your job search and take the "tried and true" job search methods, which no longer have the same currency as five years ago.
On the whole, I believe the gesture of sending a holiday card versus a handwritten note shows two things:
- you are demonstrating the desire to make a human connection
- you understand the importance of follow-up, which is essential to "clinching the sale."
Remember that job searching in the new millennium is all sales and marketing, in nature.
Wishing you best of luck in your endeavours.
Melissa Martin
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