I have applied for some jobs, but I have challenges getting to speak to anyone in HR. I have tried reaching out through Linked, phone calls, emails and rarely can speak to someone. If I don't meet the standard, I would like to gain a better understanding on why? Is it a resume issue, or something else.
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I would suggest that you try to network with someone at the target company other than HR people. If a current employee would be willing to submit you as a referral or if they would ask HR for a status on you, they would likely get a response of some sort from the HR department. I hope this helps. Good luck.
Hello Liston, Just to set the stage on my background, I have been a career coach since 2006 working in a variety of capacities; director career services for a career college; TAP Facilitator; and Career Coach and Consultant for a professional career management agency and just recently I have taken a new position as a Senior Career Management Consultant.
Gene is so very right - if you have a targeted company use LinkedIn to connect with the hiring manager asking for an informational interview: some will, some won't, so what then move onto the next targeted company - I would have about 30 - 40 targeted companies. Once you get in and hit it off and they hire you then you will have to apply. Also would be willing to connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyrossibaldrigecoach/
The HR department is notoriously hard to penetrate. They seem to hide behind a process rather than engaging people directly in a proactive manner. I had the VP of HR of a local company advise that the best way to apply for a job at his company was to have an employee bring their resume directly to him. That still doesn't guarantee that you will get a call back.
Here is an article that I wrote giving a example on how to network into organizations: https://patch.com/california/dublin/networking-how-to-contact-people-you-dont-know-very-well
You can access other helpful articles on my Patch blog: https://patch.com/users/gene-nokes/articles or connect with me on Linkedin.
Best regards,
Gene
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Hi Liston,
Thank you for your question!
We received a similar question here that got some great responses:
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