How to land more interviews
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Hey Reader Most people think that after you have applied for a job, your work is finished. Time to kick up your feet and have a lovely Gail's coffee (or Starbucks if you hate yourself) while you wait for a response on your application. Oh boy, do I wish life were so easy. If you are doing what everyone else does, you are going to get the same results: very few interviews. So what else should you do? After you have submitted your application, find the hiring manager, talent partner, or recruiter linked to that job posting. You can find their LinkedIn profile or email; it doesn't really matter. Go looking for them as if you're Insta-stalking your next Tinder date (not speaking from experience here). Then message them something like this: Hi [name],
I just saw this data scientist role from you guys are I am very interested in applying (or have applied).
I have been working as a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer for over 4 years across insurance, e-commerce and logistics in the the classical ML, pricing models, forecasting and optimisation domains.
I would love to have a conversation about the role!
Let me know if there is anything else I should do.
(Obviously tailor it to yourself!) What you have just done is put yourself front and centre of their mind for the job. This is somewhere you clearly want to be. When I have done this in the past, if they reply, you are almost certainly getting an initial interview. Showing this initiative and desire is something companies want to see, and spending this extra 5-15 minutes after every application will really increase your interview conversion rate. I will say one thing: they will not always reply (like Tinder dates). That is fine, and it will happen more often than you actually get a response. The point of this method is to increase your chances of getting an interview, but there is no free lunch, as we say in machine learning/statistics. Let me know the results when you apply this process! Speak soon, PS: I am currently exploring ways that I can help all of you further. From my conversations, many of you are stuck on knowing what projects to build and how to deploy them end-to-end using industry-standard technologies. I am looking to develop a course that will walk you through this exact process using a range of tools, algorithms and also explainer videos. If you want early discounted access, you can join the waitlist here. PPS: If you're lucky, you may catch me delivering your Deliveroo order one lunchtime. I am patrolling the streets of London once a quarter, making sure the City workers get their Joe & The Juice on time. |
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