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It has been suggested to Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info> that she
"send 200 or more e-mails containing my resume to companies as part of my job
search. I am not sure why, but I have resisted this idea in the past, thinking
it was something that would not be appreciated by the recipients. Am I wrong
about this?"
FWIW, *I* think that would not be the wisest course of action. First, an email
sent to 200 recipients may well be rejected in many places because it will
appear to be SPAM (actually, 200 unsolicited emails advertising a service IS
SPAM). Most company servers filter SPAM relentlessly. (Others do not.)
Also, where in this form email/resume do you tell ME what you have to offer to
meet MY needs. A long time ago, before the ready availability of the Internet
and email, I sent out 200 pieces of regular mail with my resume. From that I
got zip, zero, nada by way of response. My understanding of mass market mailing
is that you can expect no better than a 1% 'hit' rate on a mass mailing, so the
best you can hope for is two responses. I usually need more responses than that
to get an interview.
On the other side of the coin, I don't know if you will disqualify yourself
with an organization because you sent them an unsolicited resume. You may get a
hit or two or even three. I can't guarantee that this approach will fail, but I
don't think it will be likely to be worth your time and effort.
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