Letter or email?

tommy2k8

So shall I print them out and post them as well?

YouAsked

I'm not a techy type person, but isn't this a case of know your audience? Would a computer/technology magazine not expect you to use a computer/technology to contact them?

Also regarding magazines to contact, maybe think wider and contact websites like "pocket lint" etc?

agrinnall

tommy2k8 wrote: »

I have finished my two articles, and sent them to:
Computeractve.
What other computer magazines do you recommend?

Why not just go to your nearest large newsagent and see what magazines are on their shelves that would be suitable for the sort of articles you have written? Make a note of the names then refer to their websites to see what their instructions are for submission of written work - it may be via the website. I doubt if many magazine publishers expect to receive hard copy submissions these days, particularly in the technology field.

tommy2k8

Thanks people, I am also hoping to submit it to Google, anyone know where to find an email address for them because I've looked everywhere; oh, and Sky

Smodlet

I don't work in IT and, if I can find this...
https://www.google.co.uk/about/careers/

tommy2k8

Smodlet wrote: »

I don't work in IT and, if I can find this...
https://www.google.co.uk/about/careers/

I found that too, but thats America

agrinnall

tommy2k8 wrote: »

I found that too, but thats America

It really isn't, if you can't find the UK jobs then I doubt whether Google will be interested in hiring you.

tommy2k8

Pennywise wrote: »

I regularly get people looking for jobs either emailing or writing to me even when no job has been advertised.

If it's a letter, I'll read it.

If it's an email, especially if it's brief with the cv etc as an attachment, I'll delete it. I certainly won't open an attachment from someone I don't know, and wasn't expecting, in case it's some kind of virus.

So, my advice is to write not email.

I may write to companies anyway, just to make sure my letters are opened!

phill99

Pennywise wrote: »

I regularly get people looking for jobs either emailing or writing to me even when no job has been advertised.

If it's a letter, I'll read it.

If it's an email, especially if it's brief with the cv etc as an attachment, I'll delete it. I certainly won't open an attachment from someone I don't know, and wasn't expecting, in case it's some kind of virus.

So, my advice is to write not email.

I agree with this. I get three or four emails a week asking for spec jobs. Now I know they are just random people sat at the Job Club pressing the send button to satisfy the requirements so they can get their JSA. I ignore them. Often because they are incorrectly headed, have no idea what we do and basic spelling / grammar inaccuracies.


But if I get a letter, then I know someone has taken the time to research the company and spent some time on a application. On that basis I will always read the letter and CV and always send letter back, even if to say, thanks for your interest etc.


So always send a letter

tommy2k8

Thankyou.
The emails have been sent, I can't do anything about that, but what I am going to do is print out the articles and my CV and put them in a letter, and maybe say 'I emailed you last week to see if you have any positions available, this is a hard copy of the email.' What do you think?