Should I contact HR again?
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Anonymous
| Back in September, I spoke with an HR manager from a Pharmaceutical company. She was very interested in my resume and skills and said she was going to submit my resume to hiring managers and get back to me. She never did. However, in October, I got job offer from another Pharmaceutical company which I accepted. However, in January they fired me because I decided I wasn't a good fit. I'm still out of work. I'm wondering would it be wrong of me to reach out to the HR manager I spoke to in September? The company has several positions that I'm interested in. If so, how should I approach her? |
Anonymous
| Of course! What can it hurt? Just say - I'm following up on our conversation last fall and am wondering if you were able to submit my resume .. etc etc |
Anonymous
| You're crazy to not reach out to them. Good luck. I know what you're going through is tough. |
Anonymous
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HR people are complete assholes for the most part. I have no idea why they act the way they do.
I've cold emailed Managing Directors, VP's, people that I KNOW that pull in 7+ digits a year in finance (i.e. people who you would think are typical 'assholes') and I've found them pretty courteous, helpful, willing to take time to have a discussion with me, circulate my resume to their counterparts in other related departments/teams if there isn't an opening in their own group. As long as I've shown in my email that I have some idea of what they actually do, stuff they work on, and add a couple interesting questions that shows my genuine curiosity....I've gotten so much more help, advice, and job prospects going directly to the people who actually 'work'. HR staff on the other hand have mostly always treated me with contempt and show zero respect....it's funny because when you look at the background of the former group vs the latter (on linkedin), HR people for the most part have zero business being bitchy assholes who think their shit don't stink. |
Anonymous
| THEY fired YOU because YOU decided YOU weren't a good fit? That sounds weird. |
Anonymous
| What email carrier do you use? |
Anonymous
Yeah, I caught that as well. What's up OP? |
Anonymous
That should say "they", sorry about the typo. |
Anonymous
| hr does the dirty work and most everyone in upper management thinks you're a moron but can't say that publicly. |
Anonymous
I'm PP that posted about HR being assholes and act 'above their station'. If what you say is true, then why are management/revenue generators/front office people more courteous and have spent time with me in terms of mentoring and networking even when i've emailed out of the cold regarding a particular position or area of a bank/fund/firm. Furthermore i have received more interviews and offers doing this instead of fucking with HR. These days with linkedin, it is even easier to this method as you can find people directly in the area/function and location of the firm in which you want to work in HR people on the other hand sometimes have treated me with contempt it is ridiculous. |
Anonymous
| PP can you start a new thread about your experiences so maybe some HR people will answer? I would also like to know why HR people have such bad attitudes. |
Anonymous
started. haha, so it isn't just me who notices this . |
Anonymous
Well I sent her an email on Friday, so far no response. |
Anonymous
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That means they're not interested. And OP - ignore the snarky nasty comments about being fired. it happens to best of us and is not always a reflection of who you are or your abilities.
keep plugging away! |
Anonymous
Thanks it's just frustrating that this had to happen now. It would've been nice if it happened when I was young, single, no kids, and lived with my parents.  It just feels like I'll never get another job!
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