Please ask me questions that I’ve already answered

January 31, 2007 · Filed Under Finding Your Job 

There is a reason an e-mail address is included in job advertisements that is actually answered.  Connecting with job seekers is incredibly important to me and answering legitimate questions is a side benefit. The great thing about the world wide web is that there is a ton of information about our company, our location and benefits on our website.  If you have a specific request for information but asking me for “more information about your company” is really unnecessary.  We aren’t incredibly old but telling you about our company could be a 30 second commercial or a couple hour conversation.  What do you want to know?

When you e-mail questions like that and you don’t get a response, now you’ll likely know why.  I will respond but I will ask you to clarify exactly what you want to know about us that isn’t available. Whenever you are talking to people that get hundreds of e-mails a day on a wide variety of subjects, a question with a very big answer isn’t going to be prudent.

And no, I don’t consider answering questions like this to be connecting with job seekers.  If someone wants to have a conversation about the future of the company, our company culture and what positions may be open in the next year, I will happily comply.  These are conversations that mean something. As far as I know, someone who e-mails me broad questions like this isn’t interested enough to look at all of the information we have there. And that is a shame.

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  1. suzanne on July 1st, 2007 12:27 am

    I am trying to develop a retention program and outline actual payment reccomendations for a company in the midst of a merger (”of equals”). Any suggestions on a formula for payments across the board?

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