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Was scheduled for an interview today for a Director pos. early morning I get a Reschedule request to next Wednesday but I cannot make it due to personal commitment .
Called recuit mgr.to let him know and he tells me the director is very busy as she’s the IT. Dir for the whole org.politely asked him to send her availability other than next Haven’t received anything since then . Wondering if such co. Is worth pursuing that doesn’t value others time and that too a replacement pos for the same busy role 🥹
Job-Hunting reach-out to VC from previous fundraising effort for own startup
I have e-mail archive from 1y ago of my reach-out to 65 VCs in London: we had video calls, they might remember me still, who knows.
I want to send a reply/forward message to the same e-mail thread from abc@gmail.com, saying that I am looking for roles within their VC firm. Is that a good idea?
Or shall I just start new email thread and mention how I know them?
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Rising Star
Five references is a lot. I’ve given references for a job application before but I don’t think any of them have ever been contacted.
Have you asked why they need all the references? Maybe they just want to verify that you are who you say you are and to confirm you did the jobs at the places you claimed you did. Tbh giving your last supervisor’s contact info shouldn’t be an issue as long as you reach out to tell them that they may be contacted and asked question about who you are. I’m sure they’d be happy to help.
And maybe you can explain to the recruiter/HR that you don’t have the contact info for your other supervisors. Not everyone stays in contact with the people they used to work for. I’m sure they can understand that.
As for the rest of the references, you can always use LinkedIn to find people you’ve worked with in your last job and explain the situation. You’ll find some people that will be willing to help. If you’re still having trouble, then ask some close friends who don’t mind potentially having to talk about you for a few minutes with a future employer. I doubt they’ll all even be contacted.
Run. They are too antiquated.
Rising Star
Let's see. Mommy, daddy, brother, sister and grandma..... 5 is a lot. Usually it's 2-3 at most. Ask them if you will be getting an offer. Please do not call reference till we have an offer accepted.