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This is a great thread. I skyrocketed from ~80 to ~232 connections. I have an "all-star" profile, and also I'm just generally way happier with the product. I have a question, how do people find recruiters? Do they just search for "talent acquisition [profession x]" or "talent [profession y]"?
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I'm still not exactly sure how to get recruiters to work for me. I have an a comprehensive linkin profile and nearly 500 connections. However most of them aren't recruiters. I'm in Urban Planning/Economic Development/Energy Planning. So far I've been literally typing "[profession] recruiter" Is there a better way?
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meanieface posted:Are you in relevant professional groups? I am in around 35 groups related to my professional field. Should I shoot for more?
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A good thread. I suppose no, recruiters wouldn't be super stoked about my field.
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I just graduated with a masters degree. The job I want is on the other side of the country. I am linkedin connected with ~6 of the employees of this firm. The firm is about 150 people and has an overt ad posted for a position I would like. I'm like 90% qualified based on what they explicitly are asking for, and I'm sure I could learn the rest on the go. How do I communicate with my linkedin contacts at this firm to increase my chance of employment at this firm? Do I contact them? How do I start my message? Etc?
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Jan 9, 2015 06:44
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I mean, is it socially acceptable to just be straight forward like: "Hello X, I have recently graduated with a masters in [industry]. I am really excited to use what I learned to help achieve [x,y,z]. I saw that [your firm] is hiring for this position and I think I would be a great fit. The website says to contact [email] with my resume and portfolio, which I have done. Do you know anybody else I should talk to about applying for this position?" I am really excited about this position and really want to work for this company.
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HiroProtagonist posted:Sounds fine to me. If you can update your application after submittal, you might want to add the responders to such a message as a referral. The people I am connected to currently on linkedin don't seem to be directly involved with the hiring process. The job opening advert doesn't list a person to contact, just a generic [firm name]hiring@[firm].org JFairfax posted:Take another look at the Job Advert, often the poster of the advert will be listed on the right hand side of the screen and you might be able to message them directly. The job opening was listed on the firms actual website, not on linkedin. Thoughts?
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HiroProtagonist posted:I would suggest doing a little bit of digging and seeing if you can locate the/a recruiter/hiring manager for the company on Linkedin, and sending them a message. Although doing this somewhat blindly carries something of a risk. Unless someone has explicitly given out or listed themselves as a contact for a particular position being hired for (and therefore tacitly given permission to contact them in reference to it), reaching out in this way could be construed as a faux-pas. I went ahead and contacted a few of the people on LinkedIn. Of the 4 people, only one responded (although in like 40 minutes!). She passed the note on to the hiring person. The hiring person sent me an e-mail the next day saying they won't hire me. R.I.P.
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Jan 13, 2015 23:43
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Yeah I was really impressed with how thoughtful, direct, and timely they were. A drat fine company. They'll keep my resume on the books for 6 months but if they didn't like me for this entry level position I don't see them hiring me for a different position.
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I get a free linkedin trial let's see where this pony ride takes us boys JIZZ DENOUEMENT fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Jan 15, 2015 |
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Jan 15, 2015 19:00
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I do not get any recruiters from my industry, but some from other industries. How do I fix this?
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I applied to position X like 8 months ago. It was never filled, and was recently re-posted. I found somebody on LinkedIn who held that position about a year ago and moved up in the firm. I would like position X. 1. Is it appropriate to reach out to this person? 2. How should I go about it/ what should I say?
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Friend A told me a person is leaving a good firm. I want that person's position at the good firm. Friend B works at the good firm. How do we get myself on the inside track here?
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From personal experience it seems like programmer folk and high mba type folk get harassed by useful recruiters, and little to nothing else for the rest of us.
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