Would you hire someone who DMed you?

[48thStreetCustom]

I saw this video today:



Would you hire someone who DMed you on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc? What do you think about what he's saying?

 

[Stewie26]

Geez....I had to look up what DMed meant so I guess not.

 

[MJ5150]

I don't use any of those social media outlets, so my answer would be no.
In general practice, I'd think if someone was responsible for hiring and managing the team of employees at their company, it wouldn't be half a bad idea to be on the outlook for new talent all the time instead of waiting for scrubbed resumes to cross your desk.

-Mike

 

[48thStreetCustom]

Seems kinda stalkerish to me.

 

[Oddly]

What he says makes sense to me.
If I was in charge of hiring in a company, and had a publicly available instagram/twitter/whatever account, I'd expect people to hit me up on it, and would appreciate it being done as suggested in the video, short and specific.

It's a brave new world out there, folks. We old fogeys/luddites are being left behind.

 

[DirtDog]

It's a brave new world out there, folks. We old fogeys/luddites are being left behind.

Yep. That's for sure.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I once took an interview with a guy who just happened to get hold of the boss' eMail address somehow.
It was a train-wreck. The standard, "I was just married to my Thai sweetheart so I thought I should start looking for a job in Thailand.", but w/o any real qualifications.

It was a one-off, because normally our employer hired though contracting offices nearby & they would screen the candidates in advance.

 

[MonetBass]

After going over their resume and determining they'd be a viable candidate, perhaps. The DM certainly shows initiative.

 

[SBassman]

I'm still thinking about it, but my initial response is - nuh uh.

It's bad enough in business when we get cold calls. Now we're supposed to view DMing as a recruiting channel? I don't think so.

I have done lots of recruiting in my career. Our video host Chris would not get very far with me.

DMing is too easy. You want a job? Spend the time crafting some words in an email and resume. There is a Ton to be learned from those two sources. Then we'll spend a few minutes on the phone. Then we'll take it from there.

 

[GregC]

Can't watch the video right now. But for my industry at least (investment research), probably not unless it was LinkedIn. I'm sure it could make perfect sense in less-traditional fields.

 

[blue4]

I'm still thinking about it, but my initial response is - nuh uh.

It's bad enough in business when we get cold calls. Now we're supposed to view DMing as a recruiting channel? I don't think so.

I have done lots of recruiting in my career. Our video host Chris would not get very far with me.

DMing is too easy. You want a job? Spend the time crafting some words in an email and resume. There is a Ton to be learned from those two sources. Then we'll spend a few minutes on the phone. Then we'll take it from there.

My company run resumes through a program that looks for words or phrases it likes. I'm not sure if an actual human looks at your resume until about halfway through the decision process. DMing might actually work in some places. I know my wife, who's got an excellent reputation and resume, wasn't getting calls. She started being more aggressive, and had a job in a week. Her resume simply wasn't getting any views, it just sat in an electronic pile, so to speak.

 

[bassicmike]

Dungeon Master?

 

[bass12]

Never heard of "DMing" before. Sounds annoying (kinda like that dime-a-dozen motivational speaker/life coach/whatever in the video).

 

[48thStreetCustom]

Never heard of "DMing" before. Sounds annoying (kinda like that dime-a-dozen motivational speaker/life coach/whatever in the video).

He's a business couch for graphic designers. Most designers concentrate on creativity and don't understand the business side of things. So he's actually pretty good.

 

[SgtHulka]

I won't say the industry, but I get a fair amount of business by opening a conversation through FB DM's. They are almost all read, and people are on their phones all day. In many of the business I deal with, you also can be sure it's the decision maker who is reading them. Can't beat that and many times a conversation appears in full bloom days later instead of tying them down to a specific time to talk.

 

[Gaolee]

Never heard of "DMing" before. Sounds annoying (kinda like that dime-a-dozen motivational speaker/life coach/whatever in the video).

Is DMing one of those weird new-fangled things that a sane person doesn't need to think about? The internet is full of 'em. You don't need to be old to be a curmudgeon, but it sure helps.

 

[John j]

From what I understand, employers prefer brevity.
One page functional resume'.
So it wouldn't surprise me if what he says is true.

 

[48thStreetCustom]

Is DMing one of those weird new-fangled things that a sane person doesn't need to think about? The internet is full of 'em. You don't need to be old to be a curmudgeon, but it sure helps.

DM = Direct Message. You can DM on Talkbass.

 

[fhm555]

Typical actually. Those rascally youngsters had to change PM to DM to keep the old fuddy duddys off kilter and out of their game.
It's a hard day when you finally realize you are at the age where you are no longer relevant to the future, when you understand how buggy whip makers must have felt.

 

[knumbskull]

that's what LinkedIn is for folks. if anyone actually uses that anymore.

back when i bothered using Facebook, people would sometimes post job listings for roles at their companies. I don't know how successful it was, but it makes sense as people who worked together tend to stay connected via FB after moving jobs.

on a side note, i can't stand this move to video content... "hey you guys", ugh. (not this video specifically, just in general)