Cold calling managers until I get a job part 3

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Why it worked

The applicant proactively built a custom tool relevant to the company's product, demonstrating initiative and skill beyond a standard resume. This personalized approach is more likely to capture attention and lead to an interview.

Summary

A job applicant calls a hiring manager to introduce a custom-built debt payoff calculator tailored to the company's product, hoping to stand out from other applicants. The hiring manager agrees to a call to discuss the tool.

Structure

1Introduction and purpose of the call
2Explanation of the custom-built tool
3Offer to send the tool and schedule a follow-up call
4Agreement to schedule the call

Product placement

The applicant built a custom debt payoff calculator tailored to the company's product as a proactive job application.

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Cold calling managers until I get a job part 3 YES, HELLO? HI, IS THIS OLIVIA? YEP, SPEAKING. HI, OLIVIA. MY NAME IS LIZ. SORRY FOR CALLING YOU OUT I JUST SENT MY APPLICATION FOR THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ROLE MAYBE ABOUT 45 MINUTES AGO, AND I DIDN'T WANT IT TO JUST SIT IN A PILE SOMEWHERE. DO YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO CHAT? UM, YEAH, SURE. GO AHEAD. AWESOME. I PROMISE I'LL BE QUICK. BUT I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOUR ENGINEERING TEAM, IN THE INDUSTRY FOR A WHILE. HONESTLY, THE PROBLEMS YOU'RE SOLVING IS THE EXACT KIND OF WORK I WANNA BE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO JUST FIRE OFF A RESUME AND CROSS SO I ACTUALLY BUILT YOU SOMETHING. WAIT, YOU BUILT SOMETHING? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I PUT TOGETHER A CUSTOMER FACING DEBT PAYOFF CALCULATOR TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR PRODUCT. THE WHOLE THING FROM THE BACK END, THE LOGIC. I THEN WENT AND REWORKED SO IT CAN BE EASILY INTEGRATED INTO A NEW SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE. I CAN SEND IT OVER RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANNA PULL IT UP. SO YOU BUILT A TOOL FOR OUR PRODUCT JUST TO APPLY FOR THE ROLE? I KNEW A GENERIC PORTFOLIO PIECE WASN'T GOING TO TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT HOW I ACTUALLY THINK. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU INSTEAD. WOW. OKAY, WELL, I'LL BE VERY HONEST. I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU ANYTHING, BUT I AM VERY CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT SO SEND IT OVER. ABSOLUTELY. SENDING IT OVER RIGHT NOW AND I LOVE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE BUILD DECISIONS I MADE. WOULD YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES ON THURSDAY TO JUMP ON A QUICK CALL? THURSDAY WORKS PERFECT. LET'S DO IT. PERFECT. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PICKING UP.

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Yes hello? Hi, is this Olivia? Yep, speaking. Hi, Olivia. My name is Liz. Sorry for calling you out of the nowhere. I just sent my application for the software engineering role maybe about 45 minutes ago and I didn't want it to just sit in a pile somewhere. Do you have 30 seconds to chat? Um, yeah, sure. Go ahead. Awesome. I promise I'll be quick. But I've been watching your engineering team in the industry for a while. Honestly, the problems you're solving is the exact kind of work I wanna be doing every single day. And I didn't want to just fire off a resume and cross my fingers. So I actually built you something. Wait, you built something? What do you mean? I put together a customer facing debt payoff calculator tailored specifically to your product. The whole thing from the front end, back end, the logic. I then went and reworked the code so it can be easily integrated into a new system in the future. I can send it over right now if you wanna pull it up. So you built a tool for our product just to apply for the role? I knew a generic portfolio piece wasn't going to tell you anything about how I actually think. I wanted to show you instead. Wow. Okay. Well, I'll be very honest. I can't guarantee you anything, but I am very curious to see what you built. So send it over. Absolutely. Sending it over right now. And I'd love to walk you through the build decisions I made. Would you have 20 minutes on Thursday to jump on a quick call? Thursday works perfect. Let's do it. Perfect. I really appreciate you picking up.