Which Company You Are Applying For!

Ok, let's take a look at the most common scenario: You see a relevant appointment advertisement in a newspaper or an online job portal. You apply for the job and next day, you get a call from the HR executive of that company for the first round of telephonic interview.

A lot of people are not always prepared for those sudden telephonic interviews. And there are some people who do not even remember the name of the company and the post they applied for after a few days (this group mainly consists of people who send as many applications as possible at one go).

And just think what impression you would create on the prospective employer when he or she would discover that you do not even remember the name of the company you applied just the other day. Unless you are a brand name in the industry, or if it is not the first day at job for the HR executive, you should seriously wait for the next company.

So, is there anything wrong with you in this situation?

A lot of people will think that the applicant made a major blunder as he or she could not remember the name of the company. But, as far as my experience goes, I must say that the problem is somewhere else and the problem is much deeper.

Why he or she could not remember the company name? Because the applicant sent his CV to as many companies as possible without doing any background check. You might be saying that we often know a lot about different companies. For example, we all know about McDonald's - we know which the nearest McDonald's outlet is - we know about the prices and can even spot the correct logo of the company. And we also know that McDonalds is a big company.

Is this enough to know about McDonalds when you are applying for that company!

This is just one situation. We often hear about different companies from different sources like friends, networks, news sources and sometimes even from different product advertisement of that company. And all these things create a discreet identity of the company in our mind. At some point of time, perhaps you do not remember any particular information of the site, but you can see that image. If you are relying only on this image to apply in a company there are high chances that you are committing a mistake.

When we get some information, it is also important to know why we are looking for that information. For example, normally you do not want to know the McDonald's stock value when you want to buy a Big Mac! But when you are thinking about applying for McDonald's the stock value may be more important than the price of Big Mac!

There are thousands of online job search portals to help you find the next job. At the same time the web also offers a vast pool of information on different companies. Why don't you do some background studies on the companies before you apply for the job! And, if you do some search, you won't even forget the company name next time when the HR calls you - lol.