After some prep work it’s time to get to work
Really random, really funny pictures, and intended to encourage you
Prep, apply, then follow-up.
My last post was about how to prep for an interview. It had my process and recommendations.
Not sure what is the longest interview process you have been on, but three rounds seems to be common for me.
Generic interview, they usually dig into my experience and what I see myself doing in the future. I hear a lot about the company and job itself too.
Ride along or job shadow the position I will be fulfilling
Talk with a VP/final offer
Most of the sales jobs require a lot of follow up in writing after each round. Where as other none sale driven jobs require none and are usually one to two rounds. My rule of thumb is to send some form of follow up by 24 hours after the interview. I've placed an image above of one of my follow up emails that I am most proud of. Below is another one, inspired by the one above.
Another example below.
Every follows up various and these two came with specific instructions.
Both require me to answer a couple of questions. Both didn't give me a length requirement. Both got me in the third round and a job offer.
Overall, they wanted to know why I wanted to work for them and why they should hire me. Each company phrased it differently. Each company asked for a different number of reasons, but both wanted to know the same thing.
Do you want the job and can you write it well.
Is this common for you as well? Have you written something similar or not at all? Where did you look for ideas and recommendation?
Ps: It should go without saying, but I thought about it just now. Make sure at least one person reads your writing before sending and take advantage of https://app.grammarly.com/ to edit your work. My rule of thumb is never to send or post anything written on the same day. Leaving your body of work and coming back to it give you time to objectively edit your work
I had one that was supposed to take 3 months. They were doing rounds of interviews twice a month. Needless to say I didn’t waste my time with that nonsense. Some places expect the moon and then some. I did not want find out what the internal culture was like if that is what they expected from people to get in.
I had know someone at the time who lasted till the end. They then told him that job did not have any open positions at the time. They be happy to hire him as a sales agent where he could work up to what he had applied for when it became available. I've not spoken to that person in years.
I was reading a review that said something similar. I wonder if it's the same company. That one, sounds and looks like a scam. Glad you didn't waste your time.
I forget the name but it was a payroll processing company. They really just wanted sales agents with an accounting background but didn't want spend to much paying them.
That is issue I see with a lot of companies. I've heard it happening quite a few times in IT related fields. Someone accepts a lower paying job within a company thinking they got a way in down the road and then discover a week in everyone else working in that same depart all want that same job.
I hope your search is going well. I know it can really get a person down when they just can't find a place that allow a person to grow and feel appreciated for there efforts.
Those towels made me smile. LOL
Oh good :)
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