Wednesday, September 25 - "How Do I Get Feedback?"

Good morning!

Just checking in - how’s your week been so far?

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

1. New roles from a European fund services company with offices around the world.

2. Karen asks, “I’m not getting any feedback on my interviews and it’s starting to piss me off. How do I get them to provide feedback?”

3. Opportunities to get 1 on 1 support with your job search for referrals to the newsletter now available at the bottom of this email.

IN HIRING

Alter Domus

• A fund services company with a Luxemburg HQ, the company focuses on using technology to provide expertise in alternative investments.

• With jobs all over the world, roles can be found for western Europe, USA, and UK.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Transformation Delivery Senior Manager - Click here for full details

  • Operations and Oversight Senior Officer - Click here for full details

  • Corporate Development Strategy Manager - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Karen asks, “I’m not getting any feedback on my interviews and it’s starting to piss me off. How do I get them to provide feedback?”

Recommendation: I’m not a big fan of getting feedback from resume reviews or interviews but I understand why you would want it. Here is how I would get better feedback:

• First, don’t focus on getting feedback from the hiring manager, especially after a resume review or initial screening. There isn’t much you can learn here and the results are always highly conflicting.

• Instead, find out what information you would love to get about the process and why you’re not getting through (“why didn’t I get the job” is too broad).

  • If you’re not getting interviews, you may want to learn if it’s your resume or experience that aren’t a fit.

  • If you’re not passing interviews, you may want to know if it’s the stories your telling or how you tell them.

• Finally, find people on LinkedIn who manage employees with the job titles you’re interested in. If you’re seeking a business development role, find the heads of sales type of profiles and reach out.

  • Mention you’re interested in a similar path to their experience and want to understand what helped them achieve success. People in these roles love to provide advice, so let them.

  • At the end of these calls or chats, ask them to review your profile if you’re not getting interviews and ask if you can tell them a story if you’re not passing them. Do this 3 times and you’ll have a far superior understanding of what you need to do next.

Conclusion:

Feedback can be quite a useless and empty experience during the hiring process. Find those outside of the process and get their take for better outcomes.

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