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The best way to ‘instantly impress’ any hiring manager, according to an HR exec who’s hired thousands over 21 years at IBM

By | Morgan Smith | www.cnbc.com

Nickle LaMoreaux, IBM’s chief human resources officer, has helped hire thousands of job candidates since joining the tech giant more than 20 years ago. While there’s no such thing as the perfect interview, she recalls one applicant who came pretty close — and it was thanks to an act as simple as sending a thoughtful follow-up email with proof of their recent work.

As LaMoreaux remembers, she interviewed the candidate right before IBM released its annual earnings report. While the candidate was “articulate” and “well-prepared” for their meeting, the hiring committee was still considering several applicants in their search.

But hours after the IBM report became public, the candidate sent a game-changing email.

“They sent me a note outlining their four key takeaways about IBM from the report, from an outsider’s perspective, tying in their past experiences and asking about the different technologies we were producing at the time,” she tells CNBC Make It. “I was instantly impressed.” 

The candidate got the job.

While you may not need to learn to read an earnings report to a land a job, LaMoreaux says all applicants can boost their chances of getting hired by being proactive and sending examples of their work to the hiring manager after an interview. 

It’s even more impactful when you can connect your work sample to a project the company is currently working on, or a specific goal the hiring manager mentioned.

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