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I've read that it is advisable to send your resume to the email of a manager in charge of a companies specific department that you are seeking employment in. Since most companies are passive recruiters and don't actively advertise job openings it is recommended to "cold call" them by sending them your resume to the actual manager and not the Human Resources department as HR isn't mainly in charge of recruitment.
How exactly would you go about requesting a specific managers email for the desired department? Do you simply just call that company and request it? Do they just hand out anyones email to inquiring minds? Perhaps it is listed somewhere on the official website? Please let me know what the correct method is to obtain the email address of a manager in the department you're interested in.
If there is no job posted and you send your resume directly to a hiring manager (assuming you figured out the email addr), my guess is it'll go into the junk mail folder.
If there is a job posted and you send your resume directly to a hiring manager, the person may fwd it onto the HR/recruiter anyways OR it'll go into the junk mail folder.
Either way, unsolicited emails are not looked upon very kindly, IMO.
Agreed. Unsolicited emails are deleted without review. Unsolicited emails that are followed up with a phone call are filed in the never-hire-this-person category.
If I have an actual posted opening I follow the same procedure. Too much contact before I am ready to make decisions will generally work against you.
If there is no job posted and you send your resume directly to a hiring manager (assuming you figured out the email addr), my guess is it'll go into the junk mail folder.
If there is a job posted and you send your resume directly to a hiring manager, the person may fwd it onto the HR/recruiter anyways OR it'll go into the junk mail folder.
Either way, unsolicited emails are not looked upon very kindly, IMO.
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Originally Posted by fishbrains
Agreed. Unsolicited emails are deleted without review. Unsolicited emails that are followed up with a phone call are filed in the never-hire-this-person category.
If I have an actual posted opening I follow the same procedure. Too much contact before I am ready to make decisions will generally work against you.
Thanks for your informative responses.
My prior quick web search brought up results such as these:
Some seem to reinforce that presenting yourself in a unique and personalized way in terms of how you can help that company while others just recommend cold calling being more effective than traditionally responding to posted ads. Is cold calling a thing of the past that simply has no place in today's job seeking culture or is it more along the lines of "your mileage may vary"?
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Some seem to reinforce that presenting yourself in a unique and personalized way in terms of how you can help that company while others just recommend cold calling being more effective than traditionally responding to posted ads. Is cold calling a thing of the past that simply has no place in today's job seeking culture or is it more along the lines of "your mileage may vary"?
Your mileage may vary. Every company is different. You can call 100 different companies and your opening line can be the same exact thing and get 100 different responses.
Your mileage may vary. Every company is different. You can call 100 different companies and your opening line can be the same exact thing and get 100 different responses.
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