| You
are interested in applying for a technician
job in a well-known multi-national company.
You wish to call up the company's personnel
to find out if there is any job opportunity,
and if so, to get yourself an interview. How
should you go about with it? The trick is to
plan ahead. Write down what you are going to
say, the questions you wish to ask, and practise
with a friend or family member. And remember
- your objective in making the call is to try
to get a job interview. A suggested strategy
for getting an interview through the phone is
given below. |
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| Find
out who to speak to about the job |
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| Call
the switchboard or receptionist to find
out who the best person to speak to about
the job is. He/She could be a human resource
officer or manager, or a supervisor on
the job. Take down the name, designation
and contact number of this person. |
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| Identify
yourself |
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| "Hello,
good morning, Mr Tan. My name is John."
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| Tell
the person who has referred you to him |
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| "Mr
Lim Chin Toh suggested that I give you
a call." |
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| State
the purpose of your call |
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"I
would like to apply for a technician position
in your company and I thought you might
be able to help."
If you find that you have been given the
wrong contact, ask the person for other
people who might be able to help you.
Again, write down their names, designation,
and contact number, and make the call
again to the appropriate persons.
If the person in charge is busy when you
call, ask if you can call back. Get the
specific time and day from him, so that
he will be free to speak to you when you
return the call. |
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| Ask
for permission and time for a conversation |
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"Is
it alright for me to come to see you tomorrow,
so that we could talk more about this?
I would like to find out more about what
the job requires."
If the person in charge informs you that
the company does not intend to recruit
at the moment, offer to call back time
to time to find out if there is any vacancy.
Better still, inform the person that you
would like to hand deliver your resume
to him personally for consideration in
future recruitment.
Make an appointment to see him to pass
him your resume. Remember, your objective
is to have a chance to talk to him.
If the person agrees to meet up with you
but specifies a time-slot where you have
a movie appointment with some friends,
agree to the meeting, and then re-schedule
your appointment with your friends. |
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| Summarise
the call and thank the person for his time and
support |
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| "So
I shall see you at 10 tomorrow morning
then, Mr Tan. Thank you so much for your
time." |
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