As someone who in my time like cleverclogs7 sent lots of CVs with no response and knows how dispiriting that can be, I always reply to applications. As Audders says, it is a simple mailmerge exercise and I like to acknowledge anyone who has taken time to show an interest in our Company.
The problem with mass-mailing your CV to lots of employers is that most people use a generic "please find attached my CV" covering letter. I think in the current climate that is extremely unlikely to get a positive response from an employer. I think there are some basic things you have to do if you are sending unsolicited CV's:
1. Your covering letter should be addressed to the person who has the power to give you the job (that is probably not the HR manager unless you want to work in HR). You may have to pick up the phone and try and get that information our of the receptionist. Maybe you can figure it out from the website.
2. Your letter has to explain why your are interested in the particular company and what you have to offer them.
3. I would finish the letter by saying that you will phone to discuss the application.
4. Phone and try and get past the receptionist and the secretary and get to speak to the line manager.
Maybe some other contributors will have more time to add to this...
In august i sent 87 cv's to hotels around ireland.
i make it common curtisy to reply back a "thank you for the acknowledgement"email.
So how many other people do you think have mass mailshotted their CV?
Businesses are other pressure at the moment. They are cutting staff. They cannot allocate someone to respond to every application they get.
This just adds to the mail problem.
Some people are not just happy with a "No thanks" letter. They stay in touch trying to find out why they were not considered.
It is hugely time consuming.
Brendan
Many jobs that agencies advertise do not actually exist at all. It is often used to enable agencies accumulate a list of suitable candidates that they can then get on their books.
They will then send emails/flyers/spam to tons of companies outlining the excellent lsit of candidates they have on ther books.
It is a form of advertising for them as well, makes them look like a big agency with loads of jobs available so that employers may be impressed by them.
If hotels have no positions open then why the hell do they advertise on jobs.ie,irishjobs.ie,myhoteljobs.ie and so on.Just to get dumbasses like me to send off cv's? i dont think so.
Are they advertised my hotels or agencies. I reckon only about 1 in 10 of the jobs advertised my agencies is genuine. Your wasting you time with most of those applications. Looks at the hotel own websites, or places like FAS for a realistic vacancies.
Also as general advice to all. Don't really only on the internet to get jobs. Look at the papers, look at companies, in your field. Often there may be jobs that are not advertised. Hundreds if not thousands will apply to the online jobs.
I don't think it is all unreasonable for an applicant to get some decent feedback that will help them applying for similar positions in the future. In public sector recruitment, the reason for not shortlisting a candidate will always be available. If if they made it through shortlisting, their scores by category will be made available.Some people are not just happy with a "No thanks" letter. They stay in touch trying to find out why they were not considered.
It is hugely time consuming.
I don't think it is all unreasonable for an applicant to get some decent feedback that will help them applying for similar positions in the future. In public sector recruitment, the reason for not shortlisting a candidate will always be available. If if they made it through shortlisting, their scores by category will be made available.
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