Many
people say that job searching is a full-time job. Often they simply refer to
the time consuming this activity implies but, in my view, this goes further:
looking for a job is a professional activity, which requires professionalism.
A
striking example of the latest is the care that needs to be given to following
up activities.
An
applicant which follow-up thoroughly demonstrates both resilience and
organization, which are 2 highly valued qualities that organizations are
awaiting from their employees.
Moreover,
a lousy or inexistent follow-up will tend to show a lack of genuine motivation
in the targeted organization or position. Of course, this will not help the
applicant to score points.
An even
more devastating effect is when a job seeker fails to follow-up on a contact
made through a recommendation. In such case, not only the absence of
consistency in the follow-up approach is deteriorating the applicant image but
also it is very embarrassing for the person who has made the recommendation or
enabled the connection. After such a
disappointing experience, very likely, this person has lost all philanthropic
interest to provide help and support to this job seeker.
Very
important is to remember that everybody likes to work with people who always do
what they said they will.
What are
job seekers then expected to do? :
Set
reminders, keep track on all actions you initiated in your job search, always
follow-up, keep people you involved informed and thank them for the help or the
information they provided.
Sandrine van den Oudenhoven
job4U2,
"Relocation is a project for both"
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