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Just curious to know how many people have been able to land a interview without applying to a job with a resume? I really have come to the point in my life where I felt strange applying to jobs online and feel that i should be getting interviews in different ways. Something that I have refused to do this time around that I'm unemployed
I think once someone is close to 40 that should be the norm. That's why I defintely have been applying to jobs a lot less
I have over a decade to go until I'm 40. In some sectors, age might make it more difficult to land a job by cold applications, but I don't think it has any affect on the ability to land a job by networking.
You must still believe in the tooth fairy if you believe you do not have to have a resume to get a job. Just go stand outside of the local TV station and as the people there come and go to their jobs, inquire if they have any job opportunities for you. Bet it would work.
I think it depends on the job. At my workplace, a resume and cover letter are expected. We recently hired a manager who is probably in his 40s or 50s (I don't know, since it's not information that I have access to, and I would never ask), and he had a great resume and cover letter.
Never sent in a resume in my life. When I wanted a job I walked in and asked if they were hiring (auto mechanic jobs). When I was doing IT work I would research companies in my area and call them up and introduced myself. Only had one job that was from networking through friends. I refuse to work more than 20 mins from my home and have always had my choice of job offers to pick from.
I now own my own business but the last job I held working for someone else I had to choose between three offers. I obviously took the highest paying which was also the closest to home.
My personal opinion is E-mail resumes are a waste of time. I've helped a number of friends find work and my advise to them is to find a company they want to work for then deliver your resume in person in a nice binder or simply call the company and ask to talk to the HR mgr.
It's far too easy for E-mails or a single sheet of paper to get lost on a managers desk. A binder sticks out and delivering it in person shows that you are a cut above the rest and truly interested. Some people just send out countless e-mails and hope something sticks. This is not the way to do it. Every person I have helped has gotten a job in the first 5 attempts and is almost always called for an interview.
Never sent in a resume in my life. When I wanted a job I walked in and asked if they were hiring (auto mechanic jobs). When I was doing IT work I would research companies in my area and call them up and introduced myself. Only had one job that was from networking through friends. I refuse to work more than 20 mins from my home and have always had my choice of job offers to pick from.
I now own my own business but the last job I held working for someone else I had to choose between three offers. I obviously took the highest paying which was also the closest to home.
My personal opinion is E-mail resumes are a waste of time. I've helped a number of friends find work and my advise to them is to find a company they want to work for then deliver your resume in person in a nice binder or simply call the company and ask to talk to the HR mgr.
It's far too easy for E-mails or a single sheet of paper to get lost on a managers desk. A binder sticks out and delivering it in person shows that you are a cut above the rest and truly interested. Some people just send out countless e-mails and hope something sticks. This is not the way to do it. Every person I have helped has gotten a job in the first 5 attempts and is almost always called for an interview.
I agree, it has to be a different way for a company to find out about you other than just emailing a resume to a opening posted online.
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