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I totally agree with Ms. Casemier on this point. When I was a Doc
Manager, I tended to trash any unsolicited emails I received.
Furthermore, if I received a resume multiple times (which was easy to
detect as everyone sent them to one mailbox at "jobs -at- blingbling -dot- com"),
it just discouraged me from looking at it.
What I recommend is that you find 10-20 companies that you really want
to work for. Then find out who hires the technical writers in those
companies and find a means to contact them personally. If they can't
help you, say "thanks very much for your time, is there anybody else you
might suggest I talk to?" I guarantee a higher success rate, more
feedback and, just as importantly, a more encouraging approach to job
hunting. I just did this with a particular company I was interested in
working for, and got an interview, despite the fact that they're not
advertising any positions. So, one email equals one interview (I don't
know if they're going to offer me a job).
Thanks. DB.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-65243 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-65243 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com] On Behalf Of
> Karen Casemier
> Sent: 30 April 2002 13:53
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Question about sending one's resume to companies
>
>
>
> Bonnie Granat questions the suggestion of sending out 200
> e-mails with her resume.
>
> Lord, if my response will stop ONE person from doing it to
> me, then this post will be worth it.
>
> I'm on the board of our local STC (and don't hold that
> against me, whole other issue), and because my e-mail address
> is listed on our website, I get TONS of unsolicited e-mail
> messages. The majority of them are "My name is John Smith. I
> have 20 years experience as a technical writer. I'm looking
> for work, blah blah blah, yada yada yada." I can tell by the
> e-mail message and the resume that the sender has absolutely
> NO idea what my company does, let alone that we are not
> currently looking for writers.
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