I’ve been giving free resume reviews on a couple of Discords for a few months now. Seeing some patterns appear — people are bemoaning the ghosting and the fake job posts, but still using the same approach and blaming their resumes.
So I made a video on the importance of and how to follow up after applying, with a human!
How to contact a company after applying for a job – DMs and emails
This is one thing I wish I would have learned earlier in my own career. We spent so much time “pounding the pavement” years ago, only to be told by some receptionist to “go to the website” in order to apply. We were trained to apply online, apply online, apply online. And just sit back and wait for the response!
In this video I explain how to actually follow up with a company once you’ve applied.