Should I Re-Contact This Potential Lead?

[MDWCT2018]

I speculatively cold called several companies Dec last year and got through to the head decision maker, who asked me to send my cv and a week later sent this follow up.

Hello,

I sent a speculative enquiry (below)last week regarding an unpaid position.

I wonder if you had a chance to look over my details.

Please do advise me of your decision.

Thanks

Hi Sally . Unfortunately we do not have any suitable openings at the current time. I will definitely keep your cv under reference for suitable junior roles in the near future.
Best, Steve



My friend told me it is a good idea to check in with potential leads every 3-4 months, in the vein of 'Hello, I'm here and still interested. Please keep me in mind'.

This is what happened mid Feb

Hi Steve. I’m wondering, any Unpaid Junior roles? Anything I can do to better my chances?
Best
Sally

We really don’t have any positions at the moment Sally, although I definitely admire your energy. If anything suitable comes along I will certainly be in touch.
Best,Steve

I really hope so and look forward to it. Because I have research that I would like to show you then.

Best wishes Steve

Sally
Do I have any chance with this firm or is this a standard rejection for now and the future?

I have since completed a benchmark, professional qualification which strengthens me as a candidate.

Should I update him, or will I be annoying/harrasing him?

[fiction-factory]

We had this question last week and you got lots of answers

[fiction-factory]

Sory, i assume you have updated it with your latest exchange. If you have sent that last one I would just wait and see

[MDWCT2018]

Hi Fiction-factory. Apologies if my question is badly put. You are right I asked it last week and had many helpful responses.

"I have since completed a benchmark, professional qualification which strengthens me as a candidate.

Should I update him, or will I be annoying/harrasing him? "

This is essentially the new question, I included the previous as background info

[woofgang]

He has said he will be in touch. He has been polite. Leave the poor bloke alone.

[Peter Pedant]

no leave it
you have already followed it up and had a 'no'

there is no evidence that completing a benchmark was the reason they turned you down

and good luck with the job search

[Peter Pedant]

// the poor bloke alone.//

ay ! he has a job - not poor at all exactly what the poster wants !

[joko]

Tbh, if you suspect he has just fobbed you off - that means he's unlikely to ever call you - so what harm will messaging him do?
Its not like one email after 4 months is hassling.
You 'might' catch him at the time he needs someone and faces the task of wading through past applications and he may be glad you've appeared. Its always hard to say how others will respond to things like this = but its highly unlikely to *** him off, so no harm done.

You could even add that you know hes busy and you dont want to interrupt - you hope he doesnt mind you keeping him updates = and maybe even something along the lines of, no need to respond, if youre really worried.
if nothing else it shows you really like the company etc - and that youre not just firing off cvs at random

but basically filing you away for the future is a common fob off thing to say - although some do actually do use them