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Speculative applications

  • 17-08-2010 12:13am
    #1
    neaideabh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 534 ✭✭✭


    I was advised to send speculative (which I should have been doing for the last yr anyway) But I want to have a personal approach to it! ie: want to know who to send them to so I can address the recruiters by their name.
    Is it ok to ring up companies and just ask who is in charge of hiring?


Comments

  • #2
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    It sure is okay to ring up and ask for a contact name. But when you do dont just say 'Who is responsible for hiring' without explaining why you're asking. This is because companies often get calls from market research companies asking the name of various members of management so they can do a targeted mail shot and it pisses secretaries off big time.

    Be friendly on the phone, note the secretaties name when they answer and use it back to them to make it personal. Remember secretaries are always the eyes and ears of a company and often they can tell you whether or not they intend to hire soon, but only if you're friendly!


  • #3
    neaideabh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 534 ✭✭✭neaideabh


    Thanks for the advice. much appreciated!


  • #4
    KarlDrake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭KarlDrake


    There's another easier way to do this if you're web savvy.

    Establish who the company is
    Establish who you want to get in front of, job title that is
    Use LinkedIn or plain Google to get the name
    Find out the email format, that is, is it firstname.lastname@website.com etc using Google
    Away you go.

    PM me if you need more detail, but it's pretty much bullet proof.

    Who's the head person in HR at Anglo Irish?
    http://www.google.ie/search?q=%22Human+Resources+Director%22+Anglo+Irish+Bank+Dublin&hl=en&cr=countryIE&tbs=ctr:countryIE,qdr:m&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=svhqTNPqNs6bOKOFiY4J&ved=0CA8QpwU

    Some small searching reveals the format to be firstnamelastname@angloirishbank.ie (no dots).
    Easy peasy.

    It's all there!
    Best of luck, but be careful how you phrase your introduction, make sure you've laid it out correctly, including the email title!


  • #5
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,090 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I totally agree with making speculative contacts a little more personal. I am still getting CVs for a business that finished 5 years ago. At this stage I am afraid I don't respond.


  • #6
    VonLuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭VonLuck


    Should you actually send a speculative CV to the HR department? Would they not just dump it into a pile of other CV's?

    Would you better to send it to the head of the department you want to work in so that if a job opportunity does come along he/she may notice this CV that was sent to them personally?


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