38 | LOOKING FOR A JOB | CV, COVER LETTER AND UNSOLICITED JOB SEARCH Unsolicited job search The road to your first job may very well be through an unsolicited inquiry. As can be seen by the figures below, the majority of companies use unsolicited inquiries to hire new employees, and yet one fifth of companies never receive unsolicited inquiries. Let this be a clear sign for you to send out unsolicited inquiries. It might be the ticket to jumping to the front of the line as a new graduate. TIPS FROM IDA’S CAREER CONSULTANTS Î Call the companies to find out whether you can and want to handle the responsibilities of the position, and then use that information to tailor your CV. Î Write a brief email with 3-4 bullet points detailing how you’d carry out some of the tasks, based on the talk you had with the company – and only enclose your CV. Î Follow up on the email. This is your need – not theirs (yet). YOURS SINCERELY SANNE MATTEBJERG AND EMILIE LINDQUIST, IDA CAREER CONSULTANTS ACCORDING TO COMPANIES: HOW AN UNSOLICITED PHONE CALL CAN GIVE A POSITIVE IMPRESSION OF A CANDIDATE Î When a candidate is positive and highly motivated Î When a candidate makes their skills relevant for the company Î When the candidate asks 2-4 relevant questions SOURCE: EXCERPTS FROM »REKRUTTERINGSANALYSEN 2023« (RECRUITMENT ANALYSIS) BY BALLISAGER
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