The Importance Of
Contact Management

In a career context, contact management refers to keeping in touch with the people who positively influence your job search.

Don't ignore the people who are helping you during your job search and those who can influence it. Keep in touch with them.

Don't forget about them when you don't need them! You might need them again in the future.

This will help to distinguish you from the other job candidates and will keep you top of mind with a potential employer.

Contact management can also refer to keeping in touch with people who are considering you for a job.

It isn’t hard to get lost in the job search shuffle especially if you are applying for jobs that are attracting many other candidates.

It isn’t out of the ordinary for hiring managers to receive hundreds of resumes by email for a particular job.

It also isn’t out of the ordinary for newspaper ads to attract hundreds of candidates.

How can you make yourself stand out from the crowd without ruining your chances at a job?

Depending on how your resume was sent, you might receive some sort of confirmation. If you send in your resume through email, you might receive an auto response to let you know your resume has been received.

If you don’t get any sort of confirmation after several days, it isn’t unreasonable to contact the company to ensure your resume has been received.

If it wasn’t received, you can’t be considered!

If you’re lucky you might even get the hiring manager on the phone and have a chance for a quick chat.

Don’t lose touch with people who can help you with your job search.

Also, keep in touch with people who are helping you with your job search and keep them updated on your progress.