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.
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