Networking Video - How to make contact with employers
Posted 09/10/2010 9:25 AM
Six degrees of separation? It might not take that many, actually. The chances that you know someone who knows someone at a company are pretty good, especially through the MSOE Career Placement Office. We have contacts for ~1,000 companies, so feel free to e-mail Cathi Ferraro (ferraro@msoe.edu) a list of companies that interest you if you'd like to request contact info.
In the meantime, check out the video at the link below. A former recruiter talks about networking and his process of screening candidates. It includes this gem:
When I was a recruiting director, it was not uncommon to post a job and get 500-1000 resumes. I would maybe pick out 5 of them that I would interview. Now conversely, I would have a list of maybe 10 resumes [for external candidates] from people within the company that "said they are fabulous, we have to hire them." I wouldn't necessarily interview all of those people, but probably interview 5 out of 10. So your odds are so much better that way.
Here's the link: http://internsover40.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-to-make-contact-with-employers.html
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