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aSK THe RecRuiTeR
KnOW HOW anD WHen TO uSe TecHnOlOGy TO finD

yOuR neXT JOB

Anne Kutscher, SPHR
Recruiter, Cianbro What to do:
www.cianbro.com
 Use Bluetooth technology to share your contact
information so you can connect wherever you might
bump into recruiters or someone who might be able
to get your name in front of a recruiter.
 Leave examples of your work behind…pictures
speak volumes. Be sure to bring pictures of your
work so you stand out from other candidates.
 Join associations and become active on their website
and local chapter meetings; get your name out there.
 Get a reliable cellular service
 Go “low tech” and follow up after submitting your
resume with a phone call.
Today’s technology based society has made it easy for  Continue your “low tech” search by letting your
candidates to find out information about the hiring managers friends and family know that you are looking for
and recruiters for a company. It’s important to know when work; call them up, stop by to visit. You never know
and how you should employ the use of technology in your job who has a job lead
search. Below is a brief list of common do’s and don’ts when  Scrub your social networking sites for any red flags
employing technology to help with your job search. that would discourage an employer from hiring you
 Scrub your connections on social networking sites
What not to do: for any red flags that would discourage an employer
from hiring you; guilt by association is alive and well
 Don’t abuse email – Making it your only means of  Google yourself so you know what companies will
communicating with a recruiter is a huge mistake. see.
Hiring is very much based on the interaction  Joined professional websites such as LinkedIn and
between the company and the candidate; if you only connect with people you know as well as groups of
communicate via email you are missing a vital way interest and actively participate in conversations so
to impress the hiring manager. you can be seen by recruiters.
 Professionally brand your email and voice mail.
Get a professional email address that is either Technology is a great way to expand your network and keep
just your name or speaks to your career and an eye out for positions that you would be interested in.
record a professional greeting on your voicemail.
Recruiters notice and will judge you based on your
professionalism (or lack thereof). Anne Kutscher, SPHR is a Recruiter at Cianbro, a heavy civil
 Train those who answer your phone for you. Tell and industrial construction company with offices along the
them to turn off the radio or TV when answering the Eastern Seaboard. She works out of their Southern New
phone and not to sound surly when answering the England Regional office in Bloomfield, Connecticut hiring
individuals to work on any number of projects in sixteen
phone for you. states. Cianbro is a tobacco-free, equal opportunity employer.
 No mass emails to recruiters. Try to keep a list of Women, minorities and veterans are strongly encouraged to
companies you have submitted your resume to so apply. You can reach Anne at 860-761-6267; akutscher@
that you sound like you really want to work for that cianbro.com; www.cianbro.com.
company and not ANY company.
 Do not answer your cell phone if you know you do Students and graduates looking to submit a question should
not have good reception; it is frustrating for you and contact Anne directly or contact Marty Baker, Editor of The
the recruiter. World of Welding, at Marty.Baker@welding.org or (937) 332-
5603.

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