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Follow up letters

Figment · 2002-08-21 14:54:19

Do many people send follow up letters/emails to job applications? What do you normally write? Normally i just write, a hello, enquire to their health, and ask if they recieved the letter and cv ok. just 2 or 3 lines. What do people think? suggestions?

21-08-2002 3:54pm

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Figment

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Do many people send follow up letters/emails to job applications?
What do you normally write?
Normally i just write, a hello, enquire to their health, and ask if they recieved the letter and cv ok.
just 2 or 3 lines.

What do people think? suggestions?

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#2 22-08-2002 9:47am

WhiteWashMan

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to be honest, ive always applied through recruitment (scum of the earth) agencies. and they always call you back in about 2 days.

if you do have direct contact with a company, i would suggest phoning instead of mailing, as you can get a direct response.

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#3 22-08-2002 10:51am

Kepler

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You should really enclose a cover letter, but you must refer to the company in question, and particularly why you would make a good candidate for employment there. Thats the point of a cover letter. A follow up call after a few days is critical too "Have you recieved my resume?" etc.
Goodluck

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