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Don't step on that snail just yet. I got my current job (2002) and my
previous job (2001) by sending out my resume to hundreds of companies. When
a company failed to reply with a rejection, I would send my resume again,
using a different means of contact. Many companies got resumes from me via
e-mail, and then fax, and then snail mail. Sometimes it was only the snail
that got an answer.
YMMV, and I've never tried agencies.
Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jones, Donna
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:06 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Relocation
>
> One of my coworkers, who is also subscribed to this list,
> slammed me for
> suggesting faxing a resume instead of e-mailing it. In my
> defense, when I
> was job-hunting a year ago, most agencies still requested my
> resume by fax.
> Only one (Manpower) requested that I e-mail my resume. [Maybe
> it's not a
> coincidence that Manpower had more openings for technical
> jobs than the other agencies...]
>
> I guess the best way to address the issue would be, "I would
> like to submit
> my resume to your agency. Should I send it by e-mail or fax
> it?" Notice that
> I wouldn't bother asking to use snail-mail. Now THAT is archaic! :-)
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