Sending out 'speculative' letters to employers

geek84

Hi folks
I have been out of work for a while, and looking for an administration job. I have put together, via merge mail, quite a large amount of letters to send to local employers in the hope of getting some type of employment.

Does anybody know of any typing services, or similar, who could print all those letters out for me on a good quality printer?

Thanks in advance.

Googlewhacker

can I suggest that whilst it makes it a bit more work you find out who to send the letters to rather than just generic letter bombing.

And if you don't get a reply do it again in a months time because whilst you may get some replys from companies saying they will keep them on file when it comes to a job they will just advertise as normal.

stokelady1

Try emailing too as a lot of employers who do store your CV will do so electronically

geek84

Hi Folks

Thanks for you advice so far.

Can you suggest where I could print off my letters in bulk?

I have an old slow printer!

Thank You.

fedster

geek84 wrote: »

Hi Folks

Thanks for you advice so far.

Can you suggest where I could print off my letters in bulk?

I have an old slow printer!

Thank You.

Library,Internet cafe

Wellery82

I would definitely e-mail if possible. That way people can pass the CV around departments easily and send to more than one person if they feel appropriate

Also i would suggest finding an appropriate contact at each company off their website or by ringing them, and tailoring the first couple of lines as to why that company

Good luck

williacg

The library is 10p per page.

bluecelticgirl

Does your local council have a resource centre? What about your local job centre - you could try asking there

Amanita_2

Please make sure that you address them carefully.

Most weeks I get speculative applications that should have been sent to our sister company. The names are similar but I run an IFA practice and they are accountants and the company names make this distinction very clear.

If a would be applicant cannot take a few moments to make sure that they are writing to the correct employer, then neither of us will want an employee who lacks attention to detail and the application is binned/deleted immediately.

book12

Recruitment agencies are good for admin jobs. Try them as well.

geek84

Hi Folks

Many thanks again for your replies.

The only problem I can see in emailing my CV to employers, is that there will not have a signature at the bottom of my covering letter.

Also, don't you think it is easier for the employer to delete the email (if they want), than throwing a hardcopy of the CV in the bin, which they would receive through the post?

Finally, I have another question for you kind folks out there -

Apart from looking in yellow pages, where else can I get a list of names & addresses for local businesses/employers?

Thanks in advance