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What Do Employers Do With Unsolicited Resumes?

Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 posted by Bill in Cover Letters

An unsolicited resume is a resume sent without any reference to a certain job offer and it is a good way to increase your chances to be called to an interview sooner or later. I am sure you have always wondered if sending your resume without anyone asking for it is a good idea or not. Truth is people do it every day.

This happens because most employers keep received resumes even if in that period they are not recruiting. They know that finding good experience can be costly so they take advantage of this free method of gathering resumes.

In general about 40% employers take into consideration received resumes for available jobs in the company at that moment. Usually if these resumes don’t match available jobs they are kept in the company resume database.

Only 17% employers delete resumes they don’t need at that moment.

Many experts in Human Resources field agree that online subscription can be the best way to express your interest to work in a company, even if the company doesn’t have any available jobs. Employers often check their emails so you are sure they get your resume.

A general rule in sending your resume online is that you should not attach it to the email because employers tend to delete messages that have attachments.

The conclusion? Sending your resume to companies where you would like to work and that don’t have available jobs at the moment can greatly help you in finding the perfect job you always craved for.

If you’re serious about find a job today use Jobs Search Engine and locate the job that best fits your needs.

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    Thanks for the tip that one should not send resume as an attachment in an email.

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    Thanks for the tip that one should not send resume as an attachment in an email.

  • http://EmploymentDigest.net/ BillVick

    Hey there,

    At some point in the past, you sent your resume to us. Since we subscribe to a number of networks and resume distribution services and receive hundreds of resumes weekly we don’t track the source of resumes we receive (nor do we keep resumes sent to us) but we do track you, and will contact you directly if anything comes across our desk or we become aware of that could be of interest to you.

    I do have some great news that will help you in the future whenever you are considering career satisfaction!

    You’re probably aware that the economy is in a state of flux (ie, rather lousy). Still, though, can you believe….we see new exciting jobs and hidden opportunities popping up on a daily basis. But chances are…*you’re not*. And that’s what I want to change.

    You see, I don’t like driving down my street in the afternoon and seeing my neighbors cutting the grass because they don’t have a job, nor reading about all of the people laid off online. My decades in exective recruiting has given me a tremendous wealth of knowledge…and now it’s my turn to give back.

    Think about what it *really* takes to secure a new position. Sometimes….winning the job means FIRST winning the chance to *interview* (not to mention, all the steps that precede and follow that). Right?

    Well, I’ve created a dynamic free career/employment web site to assist anybody in the job search market. It offers members huge amounts of high-quality current articles on virtually EVERY aspect of job hunting from creating killer resumes, securing coveted interviews, writing compelling cover letters to insightful video interviews with the very authors of those articles.

    Oh, and did I mention – the site is *completely* free?

    I’d like to personally invite you to check out

    ==> http://www.EmploymentDigest.net

    It’s THE best way to stay abreast of current job-search concerns.

    Five of the top career coaches, authors and experts (we’re talking the BEST of the best) have contributed 5 targeted free ebooks on winning the job that you can freely download at EmploymentDigest.net. And these books aren’t fluff whatsoever – they offer you career strategy that *works*, interviewing, personal branding, cover letters, as well as a compete guide to powering up your job search via social networks like Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter in your job search.

    I’m recommending 3 sites for you to visit. The first, EmploymentDigest.net, is the best career library anywhere. Thousands of articles by the best coaches and authors in the career arena.

    The second, RecruitersOnline.com, is the home to many of the nations’ leading recruiting and staffing professionals. They post their jobs and profiles online for your access.

    And the third is Indeed.com, the largest one stop site for jobs from leading job boards, companies and recruiters.

    All three sites are totally free with no strings attached.

    1 – EmploymentDigest.net
    A leading source of information including the best advice on resumes, coaches, cover letters, interviewing, hot jobs, technologies and more. I would encourage you to sign up for their free RSS feed and keep up to date and current on new tools, tips and technologies for career transition.

    The 5 career ebooks and guides can be downloaded for free at:

    http://www.EmploymentDigest.net <- Web site

    A good video to learn more about RSS and using it in your career or job search can be found at the Common Craft web site.
    http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

    2 – RecruitersOnline.com
    A resource to identify leading and established recruitment and executive search firms. Free access and profiles of members along with posted jobs.

    http://www.RecruitersOnline.com <- Web site

    3 – Indeed.com
    A job posting aggregator that gathers jobs from around the web including leading job boards and corporate web sites.

    http://www.Indeed.com <- Web site

    Good luck and I'll look forward to hearing about your success!

    Sincerely,

    Bill

    Bill Vick
    Vick & Associates Executive Search
    vickandassociates@gmail.com
    http://www.VickAndAssociates.com
    972-646-3534
    Follow me Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/billvick

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