Acceptable/Negotiable/Non acceptable

[ForeverRoses]

Getting past the resume submission point for a job:

Acceptable: e-mailing a tailored resume & coverletter with name or title in the subject line; following up once via phone (uless told to call back)
Negotiable: e-mailing a generic "to whom it may concern" resume and coverletter; forgetting a subject to the e-mail; calling back weekly for follow up
Not acceptable: miss-spelling one's own name in the subject line or the name of the resume & coverletter document; sending an email without a resume & coverletter attached that reads "r u hiring?"; calling every day for information

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Getting past the resume submission point for a job:

Acceptable: e-mailing a tailored resume & coverletter with name or title in the subject line; following up once via phone (uless told to call back)
Negotiable: e-mailing a generic "to whom it may concern" resume and coverletter; forgetting a subject to the e-mail; calling back weekly for follow up
Not acceptable: miss-spelling one's own name in the subject line or the name of the resume & coverletter document; sending an email without a resume & coverletter attached that reads "r u hiring?"; calling every day for information

Maybe my department received far more resumes, however, this was instant recycle bin for us.

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Maybe my department received far more resumes, however, this was instant recycle bin for us.

it's negotiable if it is an entry level position - we use several university jobs boards for our entry level positions (we're a tech firm so even entry level requires a degree) and we tend to get lots of resumes that look/feel the same from those- I guess most of the students have the same instructor for the resume writing seminar. It can also be negotiable if it is a referral from an existing employee. Then again, we only have 40 employees and I am the entire HR department, so sometimes it depends on my mood...