Master Cold Calling for Employment
It may look scary, but cold-calling is a very effective method for seeking employment, it has a seventy percent effective rate. Here is how to master this technique and help you with your job search.
Steps
- Prepare an in-depth script of what you are going to say to an employer when you call them. The script has to have a hook, something very enticing to the manager who does the hiring about what you have accomplished, your years of experience, the successes that you had, and in some cases your education.
- In order to sell your image to your employer you must focus your script on what you have to offer the company that you want to apply for. Begin with an enthusiastic greeting, then introduce yourself and say what your specialty is and how much experience you have in the field.
- Also you may want to say two or three strengths that are key to the company's needs such as abilities or recent accomplishments.
- Always, end your statement with "When can I come in for an interview"
Tips
- If you don't succeed the first time, keep practising and trying consistently. Keep calling until you get a "yes". Don't ever let rejection stop you.
- When you call, always ask the company or employer to put you through to the hiring manager.
- Always do at least 20 cold-calls per day, one might just say "Yes"
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