35 hours a week for Jobsearch, not possible?

stix62

goonarmy wrote: »

Which means none has an advantage over the other.:T

Personal preference isn't it

I'd rather send a hard copy than an email but emails don't cost anything so it's not a difficult choice. I wouldn't send a hard copy if a Job advert didn't ask for it specifically, but I have sent both an email application and a hard copy by post before now.

As you said...'Im not seeing the need for speculative apllications to be hard copy.'

As shocking as it may be, I agree with you on something

sensibleadvice

donnajunkie wrote: »

my view is as i said in the previous post related to this.

Ah yes, misguided and incorrect but your prerogative.

Fact is it's called JSA for very obvious reasons, however unpalatable that may be for you.

sensibleadvice

donnajunkie wrote: »

my point was needing to print it off themselves after opening the attachment may well be off putting a bit more than already having the printed version in their hands. of course if they happen to be recruiting at the time then they may be more willing to print it off.

You might be surprised but most people are capable of reading a CV on the screen and filing as appropriate. If you're not getting any replies perhaps you ought to reconsider the content.

sensibleadvice

donnajunkie wrote: »

no, with one you have done the printing for them, in the other they have to do the printing.

Why do they have to print what is likely to be a small attachment to read it?

iammumtoone

Interesting debate on email v hard copy spec letters.

Personally I would rather send a hard copy, I know letters can be thrown away and email can be deleted but an email can be deleted without anyone having to open the attachment, letters can be thrown away without anyone looking at the contents but they are more likely to get a glance at your CV this way and you never know they might see something they like.

Having said that I am thinking of changing to email due to the cost of sending letters and also the proof to the JC that I have been doing this.

Can I ask those that do send emails do you send two attachments, a covering letter and CV or do you made the body of the email the covering letter, this is another reason why I prefer post as it seems more professional with the correctly formatted covering letter, email to me is too informal.

BillJones

donnajunkie wrote: »

if they get an email are they really going to spend time and money printing your cv?

Employers, and staff of employers, will not generally worry enough about the cost of printing out a page compared to the value of finding the right employee. A page costs pennies, a bad employee can lose many, many thousands in costs and lost oppportunities, so I don't think it likely that many places are going to look negatively at your application on a cost basis.

That being said, I prefer to print out my CV and letter on very good paper (cotton based, textured, thick), to address the envelope by hand, to sig nte letter with a nice pen, and to deliver it by hand, to try to make it stand out a bit from the others.

Whether thiis really does make a diifference or not, I've no idea, but I assume that it can't do any harm. I then follow it up with an email, in case that is more convenient.

BillJones

donnajunkie wrote: »

postal address in yellow pages. email address probably only if they have a website.

You can call and ask for a company's email address. This has the advantage of making sure that the email reaches the right person. You should be calling before posting anyway, as you may otherwise finnd yoru letter ending up in the wrong person's in tray, and never making its way to where it needs to be.

stix62

iammumtoone wrote: »

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Can i ask those that do send emails do you send two attachments, a covering letter and cv or do you made the body of the email the covering letter, this is another reason why i prefer post as it seems more professional with the correctly formatted covering letter, email to me is too informal.

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stix62

BillJones wrote: »

You can call and ask for a company's email address. This has the advantage of making sure that the email reaches the right person. You should be calling before posting anyway, as you may otherwise finnd yoru letter ending up in the wrong person's in tray, and never making its way to where it needs to be.

Very good point.:D

donnajunkie

goonarmy wrote: »

The employers you apply to dont use monitors?

they wont always be sat at a desk with a computer in front of them.