Wow, I'm impressed. I had a lady show up today -- walk in off the street -- looking for any kind of admin/secretarial position. She had an awesome resume that really targetted our market, was very professionally dressed, and had the cojones to do a cold call. If I had any kind of related open position, I'd certainly interview her.

You read about doing that in the job hunting books, but I've never had anyone do it to me before. It really makes a stunning, memorable impression! I highly recommend it, especially for the folks on here looking for an entry level position!

Report this post to a moderator

Did she get the job?

Report this post to a moderator

I didn't have a job to give her. But if I did, she would have had a great leg up.

Report this post to a moderator

Ah, so the method wasn't too successful, then?

I guess it might be a good way to approach a potential employer, but if the job isn't there, just waltzing in won't create one. And in a big city, you could spend months doing this.

Report this post to a moderator

Maybe a job wasn't there but I'm sure he has her info in case one becomes available and she will be the first one he calls. I'd say if you are as impressive at doing that sort of thing as she is it would be even more beneficial in a big city with lots of companies to go through. My company hires people this way all the time. Sometimes this saves us the time of gowing through resumes that we receive via e-mail if a good candidate walks in off the street.

Report this post to a moderator

hey Nicole:

Did the walk in candidate fill out the application with your company or just left a resume with you. Just been nosy since I am planning to do a same thing.

__________________
For every Action, there is always a reaction.

Report this post to a moderator

We don't have an application, we just use resumes and references. She just walked in, politely stated that she would like to leave her resume and phone number for any open admin positions, and thanked me for my time. She was very brief and didn't make an annoyance of herself, but it sure got the point across.

It was just luck that I happened to be closest to the front door and would have been the one doing the hiring. At a big company, it would certainly be more effective if you could manage to hand your resume to the IT Manager, but I wouldn't coult on it. Nonetheless, you never know who you might end up talking to.

Report this post to a moderator

That was a quick and fantastic reply Nicole. Thxs much.

__________________
For every Action, there is always a reaction.

Report this post to a moderator

We had someone do that at one of the companies I worked for. We were a small regional office for an auto manufacturer. Similar deal - she was looking for an admin job - she did get an interview, but the Regional Director didn't like her. But, hey, at least she got an interview that day.

__________________
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
---------------------------------------
We have enough youth, how about a fountain of smart?

Report this post to a moderator

That is how I got my first job by walking in and handing my resume to the owner (little did I know) and he sat down with me for about 10 mins and talked asked a few questions and then told me to come back on monday and we would get started with the paperwork. I did not specify a postion but it was a combo job were did networking, desktop and ISP stuff.

Good luck with the job hunt

__________________
Don
Helpdesk slogan
"Does anybody know how to read a manual?" Dogbert

Report this post to a moderator