July 2, 2013
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…cold calling…
i think cold calling is one of those things that everyone dreads. Even doing a “cold email” can be something of a nightmare. I absolutely abhor doing cold calls, but I’m slowly getting more and more accustomed to it. why should I be afraid? I’m a personable individual. Plus, I really want the job and KNOW I can do it. So what have I got to lose? My dignity/pride? Most people don’t just get handed jobs. So it’s all going to be okay. It’ll all work out in the end. Mind you, I’ve only conducted 2 this time around for my job search. The last time I did about 10….and most likely come off as sounding either arrogant or a complete idiot (or somewhere in between, who knows?)
this time around, I’ve written myself a script for all the different people I may encounter while trying to reach the person i really want to talk to (someone in charge of hiring for so and so department). I even wrote a short little message for the times I may get an answering machine. I get antsy on the phone. It’s one of my worst qualities. Hence, this is why I write myself a script for a basis of what I want to say.
Maybe I’m dreaming big when I hope with all my energy to get into a big immigration settlement agency. But hey, if I don’t dream big, where will I end up? I refuse to be part of the generation that can’t get good paying jobs or at least a job that I went to school for! I refuse! I refuse! I refuse!
As long as I can control my nerves, I’ll be able to think about what I say and be the person they want to see (at least for the interview). The problem is being given an opportunity. What if I seem unappealing on paper? How do I make myself look better? There are tips and tricks, but I always think I don’t look like me on paper.
Anyways, time to get ready for a few dozen more cold calls to agencies that I have to google first>.<
