Let’s face it, the economy is not doing well and it’s getting hard to find employment. And today’s news with 10.2% unemployment shows that it’s not really improving. That means that more and more people are vying for fewer and fewer jobs. In this kind of situation, you need a competitive edge on other people trying to land that same job.
Here is a where a full color greeting card can come in. After the first interview is complete, you should know the 2 things you need to send greeting card; the address and the person to send it to. Your first interview may not be with the actual decision maker, but at least one “gatekeeper” or “recommender” will be present. If the decision maker is present, send the card to him/her. If not, use the next best recipient.
And you can do all this online with this greeting card service. You select the card you want, fill in the message and the recipient information and the system does the rest for you. It does the pulling of the card, the printing, the envelope, the postage and the mailing. This can for as little as 31 cents a card (plus postage). I can almost guarantee, the other folk vying for this job won’t do this.
Obviously you want to save your cards for the jobs you really feel good about. Or maybe save this tip for the second interview. By the second interview you should have a better feel for the job and who the decision maker is. I don’t recommend adding one of the gift options to the card because that might be seen as bribing. But a card by itself will be a good gesture that can make you that “outstanding” candidate. It might just make the difference between you getting the job and someone else.