damorg3

RIF'd former Mktg pro + Snr AE

#1 thing applicants fail to do = cold email the CEO saying "pick me"??? Thoughts plz

This is a question for all you Savages who've been applying and/or are hiring:

"...There is one more step that comes after applying which 'everyone fails on,' [says] Nolan Church, [a] former Google and DoorDash recruiter and the current CEO of Continuum, a talent marketplace for executives. That’s following up the application with a message on LinkedIn and a personalized email to the company hiring manager and even its CEO."

To be clear, it seems like a big DUH to say that everyone should follow up with the hiring manager. But what do we think of this suggestion to cold-email the CEO? It's one thing if you're selling to SMB or maybe even up to mid-market. But this guy is straight up saying "'even if the company you’re applying to is Amazon and you’re sending an email to Andy Jassy, do it,' Church says. 'He might not be the one reading that email, but someone on his team could see it and forward it along to HR or even a VP.'"

To me this sounds like some Erlich Bachmann level advice, but then again, this guy is ex-Google and currently a CEO, and I've been out of a job since last November.

What do we think about this??

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/01/ex-google-recruiter-shares-no-1-thing-to-do-after-applying-for-a-job.html Ex-Google recruiter shares the No. 1 thing to do after applying for a job: 'Everyone fails' at it Directly after submitting your resume to an open role, send the CEO and hiring manager a message on LinkedIn then email about why you're right for the role.

Cold email the CEO after interviewing with the hiring manager to boost your chances?

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F*** yeah, cold email the CEO all day, broh. Depends! (company size, °s of separation b/w the hiring manager & the CEO, etc.) What, are you nuts?

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oldcloser

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Recent move: Past phone screen with recruiter, connected with hiring manager on LinkedIn, found a commonality, told him I'd share an anecdote about it when we meet... should time allow.
Connected with CEO. Knowing that she's the last step, I told her I'm on the hiring manager's calendar and assumed the close with her. Told her I was a groupie and sincerely look forward to speaking with her.
I think it's textbook and necessary these days.

damorg3

Fire Starter

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RIF'd former Mktg pro + Snr AE

Definitely let us know how that cycle turns out. It’ll be anecdotal evidence, but still worth coming back to.

oldcloser

Arsonist

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Got through round 2 with an assignment today. So far so good

Sunbunny31

Politicker

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Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Great news!

oldcloser

Arsonist

1

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Lots of rope to hang myself with yet- but this one does seem to fit 🤞

oldcloser

Arsonist

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Update: Moved to 3rd round before they got the assignment back. Motivation to polish it up and make it sing. CEO next, methinks.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

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Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Super! Don’t want to jinx it for you, but obviously hoping for a great update!

oldcloser

Arsonist

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CEO time Monday morning. Feeling pretty good about this. 🤞

Sunbunny31

Politicker

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Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Can’t wait for the update!

jefe

Arsonist

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I'm firmly in the 'it depends' camp.
The Amazon example seems a little crazy to me.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

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Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Yeah, as if Bezos' EA is going to look at the 10,000th email of the day and think, wow, I'm going to go through the org chart here and make sure the hiring manager sees this right away!

damorg3

Fire Starter

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RIF'd former Mktg pro + Snr AE

That’d be Andy Jassy’s EA, but yes, that was my thought as well… it seems outlandish, even to prove a point.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

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Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Here I am, keeping up with the times. 😂

When I sold into Amazon, Bezos most definitely was the CEO and it was still primarily a bookseller, and not yet profitable.

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

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Sales Rep

Sure a startup makes sense, but youre telling me a BDR should email Marc Benioff

Filth

Politicker

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Live Filthy or Die Clean

You're in sales, harass your prospective org like they were a cherry picked deal.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

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Gotta show your mad skills bruh 💯

damorg3

Fire Starter

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RIF'd former Mktg pro + Snr AE

Lovin the verb choice ther- hey wait you’re not Trent Dressel are you??

Filth

Politicker

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Live Filthy or Die Clean

Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach and sweater vest enthusiast?

damorg3

Fire Starter

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RIF'd former Mktg pro + Snr AE

Assuming you're trolling, but if not, no, I mean this guy:

https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/trent-dressel-got-fired-from-qualtrics

https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/thoughts-on-this-li-post?comment=true

Filth

Politicker

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Live Filthy or Die Clean

Absolutely trolling but the name was SOOOO close - i get no points? lol

Pachacuti

Politicker

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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

One of the biggest failures most job applicants make is to hit the "Apply Here" button and think their job is over. Its actually just begun.

Its like sending a cold email to a company you know would seriously benefit from your solution - do you just email them or do you research potential decision makers, send multiple emails, uncover phone #'s, make the calls, find them at conferences, etc. Do everything you can to win that sale?!

So yah, email the CEO. What's the worst that could happen?

FinanceEngineer

Politicker

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Sr Director, sales and partnerships

Everything is based on the situation and reading the room. I find the art of situational awareness is dead these days.

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