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Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:40 am
by theduder
What exactly does one include? Resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample? Email or snail mail? It might be too late for this, but I am about to give it a try.
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:49 am
by Anonymous User
theduder wrote:What exactly does one include? Resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample? Email or snail mail? It might be too late for this, but I am about to give it a try.
All 4 of those. Email it.
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:52 am
by theduder
Who should they be sent to? recruiter? Managing Partner?
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:55 am
by Anonymous User
Um, not sure why you would ever send a writing sample. Just wait on that, no need to show them that unless they ask for one. It's very rare that firms ever do.
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:58 am
by dood
Anonymous User wrote:theduder wrote:What exactly does one include? Resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample? Email or snail mail? It might be too late for this, but I am about to give it a try.
All 4 of those. Email it.
disagree. simple is better, 4 sentence cover letter in email, attach resume.
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:07 am
by bjsesq
dood wrote:Anonymous User wrote:theduder wrote:What exactly does one include? Resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample? Email or snail mail? It might be too late for this, but I am about to give it a try.
All 4 of those. Email it.
disagree. simple is better, 4 sentence cover letter in email, attach resume.
I attached cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript. This method got me a couple bites (not claiming causation, assholes).
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:44 am
by Anonymous User
My 4 attachment approach netted me 3 callbacks and 1 lunch resulting in a callback. On these callbacks many had read my writing sample and asked legit questions about it, or asked about specific things in my cover letter. Best to include the transcript up front because they will just ask for it later anyways.
My efforts netted me 0 offers, though, so enjoy the grain of salt.
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:56 am
by BaiAilian2013
I sent some with the cover letter attached and some with the cover letter as the e-mail itself; seems like I had better luck with the latter method.
Re: Mass Mailing
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:02 pm
by moandersen
I just spammed a bunch of recruiting coordinators with a cover letter in the body of the email and attached my resume. So far the only responses I got were telling me to apply through their website.
