subject: The Single-most Important Letter You May Ever Use In An Exceedingly Job Search [print this page] A prime ranking career military officer, who throughout his time in the Reserves also developed a stellar career as a senior-level executive in industry, had the daunting task of re-getting into the job market when his return from two-3 years active duty; and throughout the worst economy in his lifetime. After job looking out for a while, he summed-up his frustration with this: "For the first time in my life I'm doing something and don't have any plan how I doing." Hearing this from an Officer at one among the very best official levels in our Military, was at the terribly least, unsettling to a career biz person like myself. Currently he didn't say, "what I'm doing" he said "how I am doing"! Does anybody really each tell YOU how you are doing in YOUR job search?
I'm visiting share with you what could be the only-most important letter in an exceedingly job search, one that will address the challenge of not knowing how I am doing. The Rejection Response letter. It goes like this:
Expensive,
I understand the rationale behind your letter of June fourteen, 2009 in that you said there are currently no openings at [Company] for an experienced sales manager. Undoubtedly, you receive multiple unsolicited resumes, and I thanks for taking the time from a busy schedule to reply to my inquiry.
It's this type of thought that reaffirms my belief that [Company] may be a well-managed company. Consequently, I would like to raise your advice because I believe that you have a nice deal of knowledge and experience from that I can benefit.
More specifically, I would appreciate twenty minutes of some time not to debate current job openings, however to discuss what you hunt for in outstanding sales managers, what your opinion is of the long term growth within the [type of field], and any advice you'd have for a sales manager with a keen interest within the same. Your expertise and experience in directing [Company] create your opinion invaluable.
I can call early next week to work out if we can organize a mutually convenient time to induce together.
Sincerely,
Definitely there are more rejections than offers in a job search; and most individuals do send a cordial letter . . . "many thanks for some time and interest and if one thing unveil, please let me understand". "Thanks" is sweet; "thank you" and feedback is better. The more you're rejected, the a lot of chance for feedback; and also the more feedback you have, the additional enhancements you can create - continuous method improvement. Soon you may not say "I've got no plan how I'm doing". After all, you simply might be thinking to yourself (thank you, thank you, thank you for that rejection! I am going to be thus abundant smarter the following time).
In his book, A way to Master the Art of Selling, Sales Guru Tom Hopkins wrote, "I never see failure as failure but an chance to observe my techniques and perfect my performance." I say . . . Gotta love that rejection!
