Tips For Tomorrow, Following up a Job Application... Options

[Coomer]

Over the weekend I found what looks to be a great job for me. The job is to maintain and design a company's website and assist in the design documents for print and such. The company is a resort company located a little over an hour out of Yakima, so I'd be out of Yakima and 15 minutes away from the college that I plan to attend next year. There's a possibility that I might even get a place to stay at the resort since it mentions that relocation packages are available.

Anyway, I meet the minimum requirements for the job. The ad says that they'd prefer a bachelor's degree, but that at least three years of equivalent experience(which I have) would also work. I have a feeling that if I could convince them to have a look at my portfolio and interview me, that they'd be impressed and might offer me the job.

So anyway, yesterday I submitted my application online(I couldn't do it in person...online was all that was available.) In my cover letter to my resume, I commented that I would follow up within a couple days to answer any preliminary questions they may have.

So tomorrow,
I'm going to visit the resort and I think I'll ask if I can talk to the personel director. Once I do this, I plan to introduce myself, say that I applied online, and ask if they recieved my application and if there's anything else that they would like me to do. I plan to close up the conversation by letting them know that if there's anything they need, they can feel free to get a hold of me, and then I'll hand them one of my business cards.

I've got a nice dress shirt and nice Doc Martens shoes, and tonight I got some nice slacks and a nice belt, so I'll dress up for tomorrow. Any suggestions or tips for me before I go talk to them tomorrow?

[jgreening]

Great tips TI. Sometime when I am going home to MN I am going to stop by your store and see if we can do some business.

Coomer, my recommendation is to skip the personnel director. Unless he is the direct person that will make the hiring decision, those people are usually just gate keepers. When you call, ask who you will be reporting to (who your boss will be). Concentrate on him (or her).

Also, make sure you have your 5-10 minutes really planned out to sell yourself. In your case, I would wager a bet that the best use of your time will be going over the stuff you have already done. Having an organized, concise presentation WILL lead to success. Good luck Coom.