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Job opening with former boss, need advice
My husband J works in a relatively small field, and in 2003 he had an internship with a small group (6 guys counting the boss, D). For about the first year after the internship J and D kept in touch, but then life got in the way and they lost contact. (Future note: work harder at maintaining network connections!)
Friday night J saw that D posted a career position, requesting resumes emailed directly to him. This is J's DREAM job, we've literally been waiting for an opportunity like this for years. We already sent in J's cover letter and resume yesterday so that they'll be one of the first ones D sees, but we're unsure what to do next.
Should we wait and see if D contacts my husband first? J feels awkward about calling D out of the blue and saying essentially "Sorry we haven't been in touch in 6 years, but now you have an opening - pick me!!" especially since D's group has an internship every year. There are likely other past interns applying for this job, so J doesn't want to assume he has the only "in" or do anything that could jeopardize his chances.
D's posting says he is accepting resumes until August 9, with no other timeline info given. What do you guys recommend?
Re: Job opening with former boss, need advice
ZOMG. If there's one piece of advice I can give to anyone, KEEP UP THE NETWORKING.
What is his reputation from his internship? If it's positive, REACH OUT. 6 years is a long time, but like you say, life happens. My guess is D would still be inclined to hire someone he knows and has had a good experience with than someone with equal qualifications on paper but no personal knowledge of. Get on top of this, now.
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I agree with Dr. Loretta...he needs to call. I honestly think D might think it's odd that J just sent in the resume and cover letter and did not make a personal connection. So he should call, do NOT say "I can't believe it's been 6 years" as D may not have been counting. J can mention a few things to show that he's stayed on top of D's company's happenings, and then ask what else is new. Then J should take the time to update D on what has been happening since he left, such as learning more about this, discovering his passion for this, got married, had baby, bought house...something personal and something professional.
Hopefully it's a good conversation that goes just very naturally, I think it will be, and then just getting the nerve up to call will be the only difficult part.
I'm EXCITED for him!
Definitely call. I have been reconnecting with former colleagues a lot lately in my job search. You would be surprised how nice and helpful people are.
Call.
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