Job Searching for Entry-Level Candidates
Cheezhead ran an article recently by bestselling author and speaker Lindsey Pollak on What Millennials Really Want to Know, where she lists the 3 most common questions asked by entry-level job seekers, AKA: Generation Y. It’s a great article, and I’d like to add my two cents in support, from a medical sales perspective:
1. Will you really remember meeting me at a job fair or campus recruiting event? Lindsey says that (1) most students are completely stressed out about these events, and (2) they are often uneducated about acceptable professional etiquette. It’s true that they often haven’t learned the rules of the game yet. I have some information in a video on How to Work a Tradeshow that could easily be applied to job fairs. One thing to remember: if you are looking for work in the specific areas of medical sales (laboratory sales, pharmaceutical sales, capital equipment sales to hospitals or laboratories or biotech research facilities), know about the companies who will be at the event before you get there. Any candidate who shows up having done their homework and prepared is going to make a better impression than one who just shows up.
2. Should I follow up if I don’t hear from you? Lindsey says to follow up by an e-mail (instead of a phone call) within a couple of weeks of sending your resume, that mentions the specific job they’re looking for and a very brief mention of why they’d be a good fit, and I totally agree. Speaking as a medical sales recruiter, I would be much more receptive to someone who’s respectful of my time.
3. Are you really checking my Facebook profile? YES!!! I have several previous posts on the importance of cleaning up your Facebook or MySpace page, especially while you’re searching for a job. I want to know about the person I’m recommending to my client and putting my reputation on the line for…and not be embarrassed by Too Much Information.
Written by Peggy McKee - the medical sales recruiter
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