Tips For Tomorrow, Following up a Job Application... Options

[Coomer]

Over the weekend I found what looks to be a great job for me. The job is to maintain and design a company's website and assist in the design documents for print and such. The company is a resort company located a little over an hour out of Yakima, so I'd be out of Yakima and 15 minutes away from the college that I plan to attend next year. There's a possibility that I might even get a place to stay at the resort since it mentions that relocation packages are available.

Anyway, I meet the minimum requirements for the job. The ad says that they'd prefer a bachelor's degree, but that at least three years of equivalent experience(which I have) would also work. I have a feeling that if I could convince them to have a look at my portfolio and interview me, that they'd be impressed and might offer me the job.

So anyway, yesterday I submitted my application online(I couldn't do it in person...online was all that was available.) In my cover letter to my resume, I commented that I would follow up within a couple days to answer any preliminary questions they may have.

So tomorrow,
I'm going to visit the resort and I think I'll ask if I can talk to the personel director. Once I do this, I plan to introduce myself, say that I applied online, and ask if they recieved my application and if there's anything else that they would like me to do. I plan to close up the conversation by letting them know that if there's anything they need, they can feel free to get a hold of me, and then I'll hand them one of my business cards.

I've got a nice dress shirt and nice Doc Martens shoes, and tonight I got some nice slacks and a nice belt, so I'll dress up for tomorrow. Any suggestions or tips for me before I go talk to them tomorrow?

[turboinduction]

First things:

Call first and talk to the recep. Ask her if you can have the name of the person who deals with the hiring process. This way you already know his name. Hang up. Wait about 2 hours. Call back and ask to speak with that person. This way the recep doesn't know your a new hirery. State who you are and ask for 10 minutes of his time. Show up early obviously.

Second things:
Take a notebook and pen. Perferred a portfolio type notebook, but a notebook is fine. Also, have a resume handy as he might not want to look at the computer. After a couple minutes of him asking questions you can ask. You have roughly 5-7 questions before your a bother. Plan them out accordingly. But right before you can talk, ask if he would mind if you took notes. Do NOT make any notion that you were going to before you asked. Make lots of eye contact. Being in sales, I can tell you 10 pages worth of information about a person by looking at their eyes for 5 seconds. If you are jerky, he'll see that you are nervious. Basically you need to hold your side of the power. Judging that your young like me and not in college (like me), you have a bias against you. Overcome this with upmost confidence and maturity. If he starts talking, shut up and let him finish. Business people hate to be cut off and hate it more when its someone younger than them. He's gonna ask you the dreaded question, "why should we hire you" and probably "what are your good attributes" or something of that. Be prepared to answer and answer without any "ums" or alot of thinking. Dont worry about being over-zealous. Your good and tell him just that.

Third Things:
Remember, you asked for 10 minutes of his time. If you are in the talking position when the 10 minutes are up... look at the clock, say "sir, it looks like the 10 minutes you gave me are up" and wait. Dont say a word until he responds. If you are doing good so far, he will say he has more time. If not, he will end it. This is a VERY good step and important to make. It shows that you respect his time and it forces him step up and ask more about you. On the first interview, dont talk about pay unless he brings it up. Normally there is a second interview if they have lots of people. Talk about it then. If it is brought up, be moddest, nod, but dont got to the extreme on either end. If you look super happy, its a sign of immaturity. If you look sad, you look greedy.

Forth Things:
After the interview, make sure to thank him for his time. Ask him when they will be making a decision about the position. Once thats answered, and it will normally be "once we've gone over everybody and had a chance to talk" or "we'd like to make a decision by....". This is called a bait and catch. Its a salesman's trick. You baited him. Now ask, "when would you like me to call back" Say that exactly. DONT add "...call back to find out about the position" He can say "we'll call you". If you say "when would you like me to call back" and shut up and wait. He will be forced with a time. Normally it will be a "we should know by ..." Ask what would be the most convenent time for you to speak with him. Now part. Leave. Your done. Here's what you do now. Before you went to the interview. In the mail, make a small letter thanking him for giving you the chance to speak to him. NO ONE DOES THIS. And you want to be different from everyone else. If you are just an hour away, he will get it the day after the interview. Its AWESOME AND WORKS. Oh, one last thing. If you are reading this and say "i'm the only guy wanting this job", assume your wrong and theres 10 guys waiting in line after you

If you need anymore tips, hit me up on AIM

Couple things about the above:
1. I suck at spelling, get over it
2. I, myself, used the tactics above on my first interview at a Honda, Mazda, Nissan store. I was hired within 15 minutes of the interview. I never handed him my resume until I left. The key is to sell yourself and sell big.
3. I learned this from many people. I've never been turned down for a job and no one I've helped has been turned down either.


Hope I helped.
-Ti