Time To Shine!

I am a Senior Recruiter with BroadPath Healthcare Solutions. I love what I do! A day in the life of a recruiter is filled in interaction. Interaction with clients, peers, networking contacts, potential candidates and management. It is quite enjoyable for me to interact with so many different types of people in such different ways. Technology makes it easy to quickly IM (instant message) a peer, or whip up a quick email and send it to a contact asking for new referrals. This is all a wonderful aspect of our vastly connected lives. However, I want to caution anyone who is seeking a job to always remember who you are talking to when contacting HR/recruiting professionals. It may be extremely convenient to answer a reach out email regarding a newly presented job opportunity with a quick short hand response, especially from a mobile device.

One word = Don't.

We have all become so accustomed to the shorthand and "quick speak" of our current technology. It is perfectly fine to answer a friend who is inviting you to coffee with a quick, short hand response. Answering the representative of a potential employer this way can all but ruin your chances of further contact. Let me give an example: You receive a well-crafted email laying out a fantastic job opportunity that has been targeted to you specifically, because you are a match to the experience and skill set they are looking for. You answer the email quickly from a mobile device with something like this: "how much does it pay? where are u located?" and instead of "Sincerely, Jane Candidate (999) 999-9999" there is just a tag "sent from my iPhone" at the bottom of your email response.--- Oh boy, you have just answered a great opportunity with the short hand equivalent of "No thank you, I am not nearly serious enough to respond properly." Remember who you are talking to. This is your time to shine! You want to take the time to answer the email with an equally well-crafted response, and at the end, respectfully ask to advance the conversation to the next step. Follow that at the very end with your name and contact phone number as a closing signature to your email. This will assure you of being considered for what you can really offer, and not immediately passed over due to not putting your best foot forward from the start.

This is your time to shine…Make it a positive, memorable first impression!