This video provides tips on emailing resumes, emailing cover letters and resume follow up.
In the last video, I shared a few more options you can try to ensure that your resume goes directly to the hiring manager – and promised that I’d tell you how to get through to the same hiring manager by emailing resumes – even if you don’t have their proper address: so,  here goes!

Sending resumes to hiring managers is really quite simple. Call or check out On-line to get the name of the hiring manager for the position you’re applying for. Look up the company website: they will more than likely have an ‘About Us’ page with a link to all their executives. Once you have the name, do a Google.com search. You’re probably going to find some contact information that way. If not, don’t despair. Company email formats are super simple to figure out: they’re usually in one of the following 5 formats:

johnblack (one word) @companyname.com,
john dot black@companyname.com,
the initial jblack@companyname.com,
john dash black@companyname.com or
just john@companyname.com. Keep in mind that this one will only work if the first name is not common and the company has no more than 25 employees.

Send your email (with your resume attached, of course) to all the email formats I just listed. Don’t forget to email your cover letter as well.  BCC (or blind copy) all the variations – and just choose one for the ‘To’ section. This really works! It’s gutsy – and you risk getting a snarky reply – but it’s not likely. The hiring manager will probably just assume that you were given their email – or got it from a mutual contact. Either that or it won’t even cross their mind: it’s a business email addy, after all, isn’t it? And you’re just trying to ‘do business’, aren’t ya?!

Resume Follow Up
So now, let’s assume you’ve been successful: your resume’s been delivered to your target company and you’re waiting to hear if you’re going to get a nibble – or a big bite. If you haven’t heard back straight away, you can either sit tight and wait it out – and just assume that if they want you, they’ll call you. A better option is to follow up with the employer if you haven’t heard boo in two weeks. This is how you do it:

You can try sending an email if an address is listed. If there’s no address, try sending a note or calling. In short, if there are instructions on resume follow up, follow them. If not, try getting through any way you can. When you do get through, what should you ask?

Whatever you do, be brief – and if you get the feeling that you might be able to arrange an interview there and then, go for it! Your eagerness will be seen as a definite plus. Some other questions you can ask are: What are the next steps in the recruiting process? Will all job candidates be contacted? Or you can also ask if they need any additional information about your candidacy. Another good idea is to go to the company’s location and mention that you’re eager to meet – and try to arrange your interview that way.

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