These individuals are often overwhelmed with potential candidates and you just become one of the maddening crowd. Call these individuals, tell them that you have heard about the ABC Company and that you wanted to find out some information about the firm directly from an individual who is employed there. Ask about their job, their responsibilities and their successes. People love to talk about themselves and share their ideas. Once you ve established the contact, now you have an entry in the door.
Informational interviews can also be a great source of networking.
Call a company and tell them you are exploring opportunities with numerous firms in the area and would like to get some information about their company. Don t ask for a job interview, just ask for information information about job opportunities with the company and information about opportunities with other companies that they may be aware of. You will be amazed at the results. Most important, use your job interviews to develop leads. Hopefully, each interview will reap an offer.