Update on Job Coach
Met with my white-haired job coach from FL that I had through work outplacement yesterday again. His advice? Send both an email and a letter or card to every interview.
- We live in an age where many people work from home, and if you send mail to their corporate address, there's a very good chance they won't ever see it.
- You won't always have their physical address, especially if you are interviewing virtually.
- I no longer own a printer, so letters are out of the question. Thank you cards and stamps aren't cheap anymore either. I save the ones I have for special occassions.
This might be good advice for in-person interviews, but am I wrong or is it extremely dated for most interviews these days? I have been sending emails like clockwork the evening after I interview for phone screens and video.
- Oh, he tried to give me fashion advice on wearing scarves, and I had to tell them scarves really haven't been in fashion since before Covid, and it's pearls now. Yep, I occassionally research these things so I don't look outdated when I do have to go to an in-person interview.
I am getting interviews. Have 2 tomorrow and 2 Friday. At least one of them is for a major corporation in the area. Just keep making it to final stage (5 times already) and no offer. I think in the beginning, I was trying to get too much money. Companies want to lowball everyone these days (ugh).