Responding to online job ads: Need Advice
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- Kainproductions
Do most places read your cover letter or straight to your resume?
Do you get a better repsonse if you attach your resume or include it in the body of your email?
What do you do if you don't hear back and they didn't post a phone number?
- opiate0
usually a brief cover letter works.
A link to your online portfolio
and
resume (or attachment).Sometimes it takes some time to hear back. If you want, send a follow up email.
- k0na_an0k0
in my experience make it as quick and easy as possible for them to read it. when responding via email i would always put a short cover letter and resume in the body, attaching a pdf version of the resume for them to print for further review. also, up at the top of the email i would put a few of my latest links. they always click the links.
then they like what they see and read my short cover letter. then download the resume. then i got a job.
good luck.
- -kappa-0
Definatly spend time on your cover letter, make is consise but mention how you fit the bill referencing detials in their ad.
Attach a PDF rather than type it in the email.
I'd hand it in personally if you can.
- mr_snuggles0
Good question. I've replied to lot's of posts from here and other places and have only recieved a handful of replies. I always just attach my work samples, cv and some times a cover letter. I think specifically for me when I 've applied over-seas, they see I'm from Canada and stop reading and don't bother to reply.
There was one studio in the UK I applied to twice and it wasn't untill I applied the second time that they got back to me and informed me that the position wasn't worth my while, in terms of cost of relocating. Most places I've never even heard back from and I'd personally never bother to phone them. I don't care how desparate I am, if they can't be arsed to reply to me, then fuck 'em. It's just common courtesy.
As for places actually reading CV's, I've been in quite a few interviews where it was evident that they hadn't bothered to look at my CV, just my work. Which is kind of lame..
- ********0
my opinion is that a cover letter is too much information. most people don't read enough of your resume to even know what is what. god, 90% of the interviews I've been on, the individuals are reading your resume for the first time when you get there, outside of the initial HR people.