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Q. What happens to my resume once I submit it to you? A. Because of the sheer volume of resumes we receive, it is not possible to make personal contact with every person who submits a resume. However, the following internal procedure occurs with each resume we receive:
- The general manager or a senior account manager will review your resume to determine if there is a current search for which you would potentially qualify. If your resume qualifications do not match current needs, the reviewer will make a determination if your background is potentially a fit for future consideration.
- If your qualifications potentially meet the criteria of a current search, then you would be contacted by one of our recruiters or researchers for a telephone interview to gather more information. Depending on the urgency of the search and the office workload, this will usually happen within five business days. If you do not hear from us within this time frame, it has been determined by management that with your current experience, it is not likely that we can be of service to you either now or in the future. That is not to say that you have a "bad" background, just one that does not fit the profile which our clients will pay us to find. As you develop additional sales experience, it may be in your best interest to resubmit your resume at a future time for reanalysis.
- If your background does not fit a current search but you are determined to be a potential future recruit, your resume will be scanned into our data base and "skill coded" to surface on future searches. If you provided an e-mail address, you will be e-mailed to let you know that this has occurred.
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Q. Is there a charge to place my resume in your data base? A. No, this is a free service to you. Return to Questions
Q. Who has access to your data base and who will view my resume? A. . Only National Register - USA recruiters have access to this data base. In the course of our candidate selection process with an employer, your resume may be sent to a specific employer or to another private recruiter representing that employer. Return to Questions
Q. Does your company function as a candidate placement service? A. The term "placement service" connotes a service which works on behalf of the candidate—marketing them to potential employers. While we ultimately do place candidates from our data base, we function as more of a recruiting service for employers who pay all of our fees. We encounter many people with excellent backgrounds that we are not able to place on current assignments. Our recruiters have 80-100 searches in process at any one time but most of them are for very specific backgrounds that our employer-clients feel they cannot find by running a newspaper ad or utilizing their internal resources. When a candidate is selected by an employer for an interview, we will give as much professional advice as possible to assist the candidate through the interview process. Return to Questions
Q. I am changing careers and would like to get into sales. Can you help me? A.
Since employers pays our fees to "buy" specific experiences, we generally are unable to place career changers who do not have sales experience . Return to Questions
Q. Do you place entry-level sales candidates? A. From time to time, an employer seeks our assistance to identify accomplished recent college grads or candidates with limited sales experience. Since employers generally are paying us a fee to find experience, we do not have an overwhelming number of entry level searches. You may see which entry level positions are available by selecting the "Opportunities" button on this page and choosing "Entry Level" as the skill selection. In any regard, we would encourage recent grads who desire to get into the field of sales to send their resumes to us. If an entry-level search is pending, our recruiters will make a selection from those who have sent resumes. If you are entry level and do land a sales position, we would encourage you to update us with your new status. We then can begin to track your career growth and make you aware of outstanding opportunities available for candidates who have obtained some sales experience. Return to Questions
Q. I have sent my resume to you on a number of occasions but have never heard from one of your recruiters. Why? A. The market is very competitive and we can only interact with candidates whose backgrounds are of interest to our employer-clients (see above—"Does your company function as a candidate placement service?) With hundreds of active candidates in a given geographical location, an employer may only choose to interview 3-5 people for a given opportunity. The reasons for not selecting certain resumes are numerous, but the most common are:
- too many job changes (many employers will reject candidates with more than two or three jobs in five years.)
- resume does not quantify sales accomplishments (stack rankings, sales volumes, percent against quota, awards, etc.)
- resume does not state what product was being sold on each job.
- resume does not state the title of the person being called on or the industry being sold to.
- resume states a narrow job objective, ie, "Desire a career in pharmaceutical sales." Many non-pharmaceutical employers with other viable opportunities may dismiss this resume based on the objective.
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Q. I am highly accomplished in sales, have a stable background, show excellent accomplishments on my resume and I still haven't been contacted by your recruiters. Why? A. As stated earlier, we receive many excellent resumes that simply do not match the existing body of searches being conducted. While this may be frustrating, please remember that your listing with us is a free service to you so that you might be found when an opportunity does present itself. Also keep in mind, that as your income rises and your experience becomes more focused over time, the universe of opportunities narrows significantly. There are simply fewer positions available that will accommodate your higher income needs. Return to Questions
Q. How much of your business is in Columbus? A.
While we maintain the largest data base of sales candidates in Central Ohio, two-thirds of our searches are conducted in other areas of the United States. Return to Questions
Q. How long does my resume remain active in your data base? A. Unless we hear otherwise from you, the system gives candidates an active status for 90 days. At the end of 90 days, you may receive an e-mail from us requesting an update of your status. Even if your file is designated as inactive, one of our recruiters may contact you at a future time if we are conducting a search that matches your qualifications. We place many candidates years after their initial entry to the data base. Return to Questions
Q. I saw a position on your web page that I feel qualified for. I have not heard from anyone yet. Why? A. If you responded to a job posting on our web page, you can be assured that your credentials were reviewed with that position in mind. Unfortunately, every candidate cannot be chosen to move forward to an interview. There are many reasons why this occurs:
- A client company may only choose to interview 2 or 3 candidates from a pool of dozens who are on the target list.
- Your resume is in competition with many other resumes for the better openings.
- Positions on our web page remain active until they are filled even though the client may not be entertaining new candidates because of current people in process.
- There may be more selection criteria being used than the brief descriptions in ads or on the web page.
- Our recruiters may have selected other candidates already registered into the data base before we received your resume.
Remember, our mission is to first satisfy the employers who drive our revenues and we are restricted by their search criteria. Our service to you is free but can only be provided if your background is selected by a particular employer. Return to Questions
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