Handing a CV in for a job, should you ask for the manager to give him the CV?

mossy95

Is this acceptable?

Mint Aero

mossy95 wrote: »

Is this acceptable?

Unacceptable, you forgot grovelling first. This isn't Celtic Tiger Ireland anymore.

Pushtrak

Yes, some people seem to think it'll increase your chances. Can't say how true or false that is, but might as well give it a go.

Bucklesman

You'd have more luck kidnapping a member of staff first so they've someone to replace.

Murder optional, but you wouldn't want to be accused of being lazy, would you?

onemorechance

It is acceptable if the manager is a sole trader! :pac:

ringadingding

I would always hand to a manager.

2 reasons, one is that you often find positions go to somebody the person can put a face and a first impression to the name.

Secondly, cv's usually given to staff end up dumped/ ridiculed or mislaid.
Staff members often don't want any competition or want to give the job to a mate.

First rule of selling something, make sure you're talking to the person in charge of purchasing.

A cv and a hello chat, you're selling yourself.

Riddle101

I know a guy from my old college course who bragged about throwing people's CVs in the rubbish bin. So I would seek out the manager myself for fear of other employees who might not be very trustworthy.

banquo

10 years ago I saw a ''Staff Wanted" sign in a local Spar, so I put my CV in an envelope, popped up to the Spar and joined the queue ready to ask to meet the manager.

Dude in front of me in the queue was also applying. He got the job. Suddenly I'm next in the queue.

"20c please."
"Huh?"
"Envelopes are 20c each."

Ended up buying back my own CV to save face.

TL;DR: yeah, always ask to speak to the decision maker.

poundapunnet

Depends on the job. I've been a supervisor or shift manager in the service industry so I can give advice on that, seeing as you're physically handing in a CV I'd guess it is that kind of job?

Don't go in on a Sunday, the manager probably won't be there

Don't go in at a busy time

You get 20+ CVs for every job advertised so if you can get to talk to the manager and get on with them it's good

If you go in and hand in a CV and the manager isn't there don't make a big deal about "make sure the manager sees that now", that's a route to the bin, like I say you get loads of applications for every job so pissing people off will get you nowhere.

Basically it's prudent to make sure the manager is the person who sees you handing in a CV and has a chat with you, but insisting that the manager has to see your CV is counter-productive

Source: I've made sure the CVs of people I definitely don't want to work with never made their way to the manager

Also: The job will probably go to someone who has an existing member of staff to give them a plug anyway. And like I said I'm speaking from a service industry point of view

General General

Only if you give the manager a kick in the balls; thus showing him that you are a real go-getter.

Bog Standard User

ringadingding wrote: »

I would always hand to a manager.

2 reasons, one is that you often find positions go to somebody the person can put a face and a first impression to the name.

Secondly, cv's usually given to staff end up dumped/ ridiculed or mislaid.
Staff members often don't want any competition or want to give the job to a mate.

First rule of selling something, make sure you're talking to the person in charge of purchasing.

A cv and a hello chat, you're selling yourself.

i always hand to a manager too

1. because ordinary staff members would have access to your private details which could easily be sold on to unscrupulous people.
2. hr members do sign confidentiality agreements so if your details get passed on to unscrupulous people you can sue
3. managers like to see people that are proactive. handing them your cv shows you are actively looking for work.

vitani

If it's a retail job and the manager happens to be on the floor, then absolutely. That's how I got my last retail job. If they're up in an office, I wouldn't go dragging them down onto the floor to hand a CV to them - that'll more than likely annoy them.

hotbabe1992

No i would never give to just any old grunt at the counter,ask for the manager and hand in your cv then..

A number of reasons why:

Your cv could be read, ridiculed and dumped by just ordinary members of staff who feel under threat maybe their job is being terminated and they are feeling angry.

Your information could be passed on to build fake ID's etc or to get money from you.


Have a quick chat with the manager as you are selling youself say a few words about yourself and what you can do and leave it at that..

Warper

The manager normally has more things to be doing than taking CV's and talking to any randomer that walks in with a CV. Leave your CV in an envelope marked Manager. Saves you time and the manager time.

Bog Standard User

vitani wrote: »

If it's a retail job and the manager happens to be on the floor, then absolutely. That's how I got my last retail job. If they're up in an office, I wouldn't go dragging them down onto the floor to hand a CV to them - that'll more than likely annoy them.

true... but if they are on a floor upstairs then put your cv into a sealed envelope and address it to the manager... the receptionist will just put it in his inbox

tomred1

Handing a CV in for a job, should you ask for the manager to give him the CV?

mossy95 wrote: »

Is this acceptable?

Sexist much, women can be managers too.;)

speedboatchase

Umm, just email them? They have a HR division/person for that.

However, if we're talking about retail, it probably makes more sense to hand it to a manager as there's no guarantee staff will remember to give it to them.

suicide_circus

Last week, a guy asked to speak to the manager so out I came

him: I want to give you my cv

me: sorry we're not hiring and when we do, it's done through a third party.

him: take it anyway

me: no thanks, that's not how we hire people, we have a process run by a third party

him: ah go on, keep it on file

me: look I ju....ok sure

straight into the bin it went

Hannibal Smith

banquo wrote: »

10 years ago I saw a ''Staff Wanted" sign in a local Spar, so I put my CV in an envelope, popped up to the Spar and joined the queue ready to ask to meet the manager.

Dude in front of me in the queue was also applying. He got the job. Suddenly I'm next in the queue.

"20c please."
"Huh?"
"Envelopes are 20c each."

Ended up buying back my own CV to save face.

TL;DR: yeah, always ask to speak to the decision maker.

Oh no!!!

Gannicus

Pushtrak wrote: »

Yes, some people seem to think it'll increase your chances. Can't say how true or false that is, but might as well give it a go.

I used to work as a manager in a news agents a few year ago.

I didn't mind at the start but after a while it seriously began to irk me when they insisted on giving me the cv directly. I never gave any extra thought to whether or not they handed me the cv or not. We were either hiring or we weren't.

sea_monkey

I work as a supervisor and there is nothing more annoying than somebody coming in asking for the manager. We take all CVs in and then process them, yet no matter how many times i say this they still insist on asking me to get the manager.

So i ring up to the office and the manager promptly tells me to just take the CV and that they are doing work.

so we are back to square one and 9 out of ten times i get "ok when will they be free?"

piss off!
Guess what kind of review you will be getting when my manager asks!