One of the common part of our professional life is we get mails from recruiters time to time regardless whether you are looking for job or not. Sometimes we read the mail, sometimes we just read the subject line, sometimes we quickly scan through. Either Way when you are not hungry you don't feel appetite for any food. Similarly, if you are not looking for any job, certainly you won’t give any importance to those job posting.
Typical positing says -
I have an urgent requirement with one of my clients, details given below. If you find your self suitable for the position, please send me your latest updated resume along with contact details. Please include your employer details as well.
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Test Engineering
Norwood, MA
12+ Months
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Candidate will assist with automated test creation and maintenance in a Team Foundation Server test automation framework, working with Test and Development Engineers. Candidate will perform automated test activities for designing and implementing Automated Test Scripts for inclusion our automated test framework. …………………..
Problem with these kind of mail, is they sent this mail via bot and did not even bother to look for whether it matches your resume or not. Mail on matching few keywords… I’m a full time employee in a senior position, and when i see this kind of mail which is contract and entry level, obviously not reason to look any more. Look at the tone of the mail, you have to suit yourself. Sometimes they should read what they are sending to people.
I was a student of Business field. Business communication was one of the 101 course. When your company rely on hunting people for jobs and get commission on it, your first correspondence is really important to your client. [In General / common term, first impression is always vital].
Recently, I came across one mail that I could not ignore. A mail that makes you feel important and provokes you to explore opportunities. Read the following mail...
“I suspect you’re happy where you are, or you may be looking for the right opportunity, but you keep coming up as an extremely qualified candidate for a XXXXX position I am trying to fill.
I am working for a high-profile, well-respected company in the XXXXX area who is looking for an individual who is a very seasoned and experienced XXXXXX. That brings me to you.
And for the right person, they will roll out the “red carpet” and will very generously relocate you.
Judging by your resume and background, you may not be on the job hunt but I felt it necessary to contact you to see if having an exploratory conversation about this open role would make sense.
Please take a look at the job description below my email signature.
I look forward to hearing from you. I appreciate your time and consideration,”
When you get this kind of mail, you being appreciated and praised, as a natural reaction you will spent time to look into it further. It’s not about the job, it’s about the person who is communicating with you, NOT corresponding with you. Now what that person is talking about the red carpet we can ignore that part, but the rest of the part is super OK. Little things matters, sometimes, a lot.
Why did i wrote it, it’s a part of my QA life, getting mails (gghhhrrr) from them and this blog is about QA life not about QA methods/ process etc.
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