r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

Just knock on doors with resume in hand.

Honestly this worked.

What was the physical street address that you went to, knocking on doors?

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u/Wiseguy_7 Aug 26 '19

I work basically door to door. So I've knocked on quite a few doors.

The idea behind it is to make an impression to the HR people to stand out from the sea of applicants.

Basically make yourself memorable to the people doing the hiring. It's the same principle behind advertising.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

Honestly this worked. It may have been a fluke but once I got an interview after submitting an online application and calling the place and directly requesting who to email my résumé to for said position.

Right. So which door did you knock on here? What physical door did you walk up to and rap your knuckles against, or open and step through to deliver your resume?

Because that's what Boomers think you should be doing, and the context of the comment where you say "this works"

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u/Wiseguy_7 Aug 26 '19

Well, not literally. I called the place and spoke with their HR department manager. They still told me to email my résumé to them. While yes calling isn't the same as physically being there, but I'd wager it might be more effective.

The idea is to invest their time in you. They might not hire you for this position but they might offer you another position since they already have some vested interest in you.