If you have been job searching for a while and are not
getting interviews or haven’t in the last few weeks then it might be due to
lack of follow up. This is a crucial
step in the job search process and one only you can do to ensure you get
interviewed and offered a job! Double
check your cover letter and resume to make sure the contact information is
accurate first of all. If it is, give
each a review to see if there is anything that stands out to you that may be
impacting how employers view you – remember employers typically only take a few
seconds (6 – 15) to decide who to screen out and who to look at more closely.
If your letter and resume look good, it is likely that you
are not doing enough follow up! You
should use the job logs provided to organize yourself so that you are calling
on each employer applied to the previous week.
You may also have a small batch from prior 2 or 3 weeks that you will
want to try to follow up with. If you
keep your jobs chronologically and write notes for yourself where provided it
will make the task easier.
No need to write book, a simple lm 4/12 in the notes area
will remind you that you left a message on 4/12. If you tell an employer or are asked to
follow up at a future time, it is a good idea to write a new entry on your
current weeks job log so that you do not keep track of it. For the job leads I give you, you can write on
the leads themselves or transfer to a job log, whichever is easier!
Let’s make sure to review your follow up efforts at this
week’s meeting – bring your last month’s worth of job logs with you (including
the ones I give you). We’ll review how
you are keeping track of your efforts on your own and my job logs to make sure
you are approaching this task in a way that will allow you to be successful!
Here is an article just posted on the www.injuredworkerhelpdesk.com site
that may help further!
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