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I'm not so certain that this is really good advice in the modern job market. Pestering people continually may not be a great strategy. If I was the company gu
by motters 16y ago
I'm not so certain that this is really good advice in the modern job market. Pestering people continually may not be a great strategy. If I was the company guy at the end of the phone taking very similar "I want a job" calls from the same person all the time I'd be inclined to dismiss them as a loony, even if their qualifications looked good on paper (or in an email).
In the modern era I'm not sure that it's necessarily a good idea to pin all your hopes and job finding efforts onto a single company. Probably it's wiser to consider a range of companies, and not appear to be suffering from OCD even if you really do love the companies you're dealing with.
Also, from the early part of my own career I know that people who are genuinely eager and somewhat naive can also get horribly exploited, so if pestering succeeds then be careful that you're not just being used like a throwaway consumable.
- mattm 16y agoIn my experience, it is actually better to be nonchalant about wanting to work for a particular company. People respond better to you if they know you're interested yet have other options.