job application – Be Gallant Coaching

How’s your networking game?

More specifically, how’s your follow-up game?

Did you know that you should be following up on all of your job applications?

In fact, I tell all my coaching students they need to follow up on every single one of their applications within 24 hours or less.

Yes, that fast.

“But why? Because even when I do follow up, I almost never hear anything back.”

“What should my approach be when I do that kind of follow-up?”

“Who am I supposed to follow up with?”

These are some of the things I cover with the people in my coaching program. But keep reading for some insight.

Why You Should Follow Up That Fast

Every hiring process moves at its own pace. Once a job is posted, you never know how fast the hiring party is going to move.

By the time you see it, you won’t necessarily know where they are in the hiring process. For example, the recruiter may have already identified the 10 candidates they want to pass on to the hiring manager for interviews. And recruiters don’t always go back to the candidate pool once this happens (unless they need to).

So if you’ve submitted your application after they’ve found 10ish applicants that meet the hiring manager’s criteria, there’s a good chance your app is not going to be seen in part because the recruiter might not know you even applied.

That is, of course, unless you tell them right away. See what I’m sayin?

What Should My Approach Be When I Follow Up?

Your follow-up needs to be concise and done in a way that very quickly and clearly communicates that you’re an amazing candidate for this role. You gotta convince them that they need to add another person to their small circle of really qualified candidates. In other words, you have to be incredibly well-branded. Especially if you’re pivoting from one industry to another.

Read those last few sentences again!

Who Should You Be Following Up With?

The people with hiring say-so should be your targets. That generally means recruiters and hiring managers. If you’ve networked well, you can get right into the interview room via the hiring manager.

You might have to do some digging to find these people, but there are ways and it’s well worth it. Keep in mind that this is a–if not THE–crucial part of your job search.

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Applying for jobs is stressful.

It just is.

And it’s not always easy to break through, especially with the job market being as competitive as it is these days.

I’ve talked to dozens of job seekers just over the last couple months alone, and pretty much all of them have expressed difficulties landing interviews.

And…

While it’s challenging to secure those interviews, there’s something that’s missing from the huge majority of job seekers’ approach to applying for jobs.

THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR APPLICATIONS COMPLETE

No, I’m not talking about tailoring your resume (speaking of which, is that a waste of time?).

I’m not even talking about the most common deficiency I see in people’s resumes (hint: it has to do with outcomes).

So, what then?

What I’m talking about is following up. The one thing you need to start doing is following up on your applications.

And, yes, I said your applications, not your interviews (although you should be following up after those, too).

That begs the question…

WITH WHO?

You need to put yourself in front of people with what I call “hiring say-so.” Generally speaking, that’s recruiters and hiring managers.

Find out who the hiring manager or recruiter is for the role and let them know you’re in their candidate pool and excited to chat about your fit.

And you should do this with every single one of your applications.

Yup you read that right, don’t play yourself! Follow up with somebody involved in the hiring process every time you apply for something.

I like to call this animating your application. When you just submit your app, you only exist on paper (or the screen but you know what I mean).

That’s inanimate and lifeless. Worse–it’s easy to miss, given all the other submissions from other candidates.

You want to engage people. Reach out to them and let them know you’re actually there and eager to meet with them before the process moves on without you.

This is the secret gravy.

Drizzle this secret gravy into your application process, and watch things change for the better!

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