Career Strategies

Many people submit their resumes through online jobs sites and after a few days complain that they are not getting any responses. The truth of the matter is that given the current job market companies are literally flooded with resumes. Many times the hiring manager becomes overwhelmed by the unexpected tsunami. As a result, the pile may sit there for a while or worse he or she may only skim through just the top portion. The managers may only schedule interviews with those and then select one candidate from that small pool. This leaves a huge pile of candidates who miss out on an opportunity for their resumes to be seen. To combat this I suggest that after you email that resume out into cyberspace you should follow up with a phone call. Do this the very next day. This is a great technique because it gives you an excuse to call the manager and actually pitch yourself. If done right the manager will go to the pile and pull your resume out ahead of the rest. Now this takes a bit of research on your part as many companies, or managers, will not list a contact number. However, some of the bigger job sites such as CareerBuilder have company search directories. This should make your job a lot easier. Try this techniques and I am sure you’ll find yourself landing many interviews!