E-mailing resume's? (gen. resume' ?'s)

Col. Kurtz · 07-08-2010, 01:50 PM

I would recommend hard copy w/ cover letter in a NEATLY hand addressed flat envelope. Send to the attention of the hiring manager, not HR.

timj219 · 07-08-2010, 01:56 PM

Unsolicited usually means unread. Use your contacts -personal and professional - to get you an introduction. Definitely use the online job services like monster. If there is a company you want to apply to and you have no inside contact, there is a real good chance they have a "job opportunities" section on their website. Definitely use that avenue for sending the resume.

md4958 · 07-08-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Col. Kurtz

I would recommend hard copy w/ cover letter in a NEATLY hand addressed flat envelope. Send to the attention of the hiring manager, not HR.

Call HR and find out which format they prefer receiving their resumes. Many companies use "robots" to look for keywords on electronic resumes. If they want an electronic copy, make a second resume specifically for that purpose with keywords that are job appropriate.

Once youve done that, find out the address for the hiring manager and mail a copy of your hard copy resume in a stationary matching large 8.5x11 envelope. Make sure your cover letter is specific to that job, and triple check the details like the name of the manager etc.

Good luck!

Starscream · 07-08-2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Col. Kurtz

I would recommend hard copy w/ cover letter in a NEATLY hand addressed flat envelope. Send to the attention of the hiring manager, not HR.

Quote:

Originally Posted by md4958

Call HR and find out which format they prefer receiving their resumes. Many companies use "robots" to look for keywords on electronic resumes. If they want an electronic copy, make a second resume specifically for that purpose with keywords that are job appropriate.

Once youve done that, find out the address for the hiring manager and mail a copy of your hard copy resume in a stationary matching large 8.5x11 envelope. Make sure your cover letter is specific to that job, and triple check the details like the name of the manager etc.

Good luck!

Both of the above statements are great advice.

07-08-2010, 08:15 PM

Thanks for the tips guys. I hadn't even thought about snail mailing 'em. Keep them coming if ya got 'em.

07-08-2010, 01:50 PM	#1
Col. Kurtz Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jerry Location: South Appleton Posts: 1,839 Trading: (26)	Re: E-mailing resume's? (gen. resume' ?'s) I would recommend hard copy w/ cover letter in a NEATLY hand addressed flat envelope. Send to the attention of the hiring manager, not HR. __________________ Artillery Lends Dignity to What Would Otherwise Be a Vulgar Brawl

07-08-2010, 01:56 PM	#2
timj219 Feeling at Home Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Tim Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 699 Trading: (15)	Re: E-mailing resume's? (gen. resume' ?'s) Unsolicited usually means unread. Use your contacts -personal and professional - to get you an introduction. Definitely use the online job services like monster. If there is a company you want to apply to and you have no inside contact, there is a real good chance they have a "job opportunities" section on their website. Definitely use that avenue for sending the resume. __________________ "All this of Pot and Potter - Tell me then, Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot?" Omar Khayyam

07-08-2010, 08:15 PM	#5
E-Tx Surveyor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: E-mailing resume's? (gen. resume' ?'s) Thanks for the tips guys. I hadn't even thought about snail mailing 'em. Keep them coming if ya got 'em.