What is the best way of obtaining the email address of the decision maker?

Savvy_Sue

Whatever you do, do NOT email your cv to 25 companies all at the same time without using the Bcc facility.

Of course, the best thing is to tailor your cv for each company, but you may well use roughly the same email each time. If you do, check thoroughly each time: it is quite revealing when someone is applying for an advertised vacancy as eg office assistant, but in their email they talk about the receptionist vacancy.

AP007

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Whatever you do, do NOT email your cv to 25 companies all at the same time without using the Bcc facility.

Of course, the best thing is to tailor your cv for each company, but you may well use roughly the same email each time. If you do, check thoroughly each time: it is quite revealing when someone is applying for an advertised vacancy as eg office assistant, but in their email they talk about the receptionist vacancy.

I send all mine one at a time - takes a while but spend the whole day doing a task like that sometimes.

saintjammyswine

Have a look online to find the format of the email addresses e.g. whether it is first.last@company.co.uk / f.last@..... / positionincompany@company.com.


Then you just find out the name of the person you need, you dont need to ask for the email address as you can match the two.

geek84

Hi Folks

Thanks for your replies.

Could you also kindly advice what I should put on the subject line of the email?

Thank You.

AP007

geek84 wrote: »

Hi Folks

Thanks for your replies.

Could you also kindly advice what I should put on the subject line of the email?

Thank You.

I put 'Recruitment Enquiry from website' or just 'Recruitment Enquiry'

Will your next post ask for us to write the email? :P

geek84

Hi AP

Thank you so much for that. I know it was a trivial question!

However, I was thinking of a longer message on the subject line such as-

'seeking finance/accountancy roles'

But your suggestion sounds better!

Once again thanks for your help yesterday & today.

By the way, no I won't ask you to write the email !!!

AP007

geek84 wrote: »

Hi AP

Thank you so much for that. I know it was a trivial question!

However, I was thinking of a longer message on the subject line such as-

'seeking finance/accountancy roles'

But your suggestion sounds better!

Once again thanks for your help yesterday & today.

By the way, no I won't ask you to write the email !!!

Only pulling your leg. Use whatever email heading you like.

It's only an intro and the content of the email is more important and that you know who they are and what they do as a company etc.

Have you applied for any actually accounts work already that has been advertised?

geek84

AP

No I haven't applied for any accounts roles at present.

The only roles that I have applied for are credit control - I have 10 years experience of credit control.

However, I would like to move on to other roles such as accounts assistant & assistant accountant roles, since I have almost completed my AAT accounting qualification.

Unfortunately, I am in a catch 22 situation regarding other accounts roles - no experience no job.

AP007

geek84 wrote: »

AP

No I haven't applied for any accounts roles at present.

The only roles that I have applied for are credit control - I have 10 years experience of credit control.

However, I would like to move on to other roles such as accounts assistant & assistant accountant roles, since I have almost completed my AAT accounting qualification.

Unfortunately, I am in a catch 22 situation regarding other accounts roles - no experience no job.

You could always be like me - too much experience which is even worse

Have a look for some all round accounts roles and just apply and see what happens and try to get some feedback.

Look at the industry you have the credit control experience in.

geek84

AP

You're not looking for a role in accountancy as well are you?