Initial contact

You may wish to contact the employer after finding out about a job for which you wish to apply. By contacting the employer you can find out further information about the tasks the job requires. You may treat this part of the process as an interview, as all of your discussions with the potential employer will be taken into consideration in regards to you being offered the position. Make sure you get appropriate information on:

• duties and tasks
• responsibilities
• career opportunities
• details about the application requirements
• background information about the company.

If at this stage you do not get to speak to the decision maker and are unaware who this is, you may wish to find out his or her name in order to personally address your application.