Cold call email.

[Ruskie]

Anyone had any success with this method of searching for a job in quite a closed niche job market?

[Heartworm]

Ruskie said:

Anyone had any success with this method of searching for a job in quite a closed niche job market?

Yes, I did this, a polite email after I heard sunshine had left and was called in for an interview.

[Ruskie]

Good evening,

I hope this email finds you well. My name is ..... and I am currently employed as an NHS Paramedic working for the ..... within the United Kingdom. I am looking to use my skills and experience to find employment within the ....... Sector.

I have nearly 9 years experience working in the challenging environment of front line emergency ambulance work and I feel that the time is now right to seek a new challenge. I am passionate about making a difference to other people's lives especially those experiencing difficult times. Using my skill set and experience I feel I have a lot to offer your organisation in this regard.

I have attached my resume. If you have any advice, contacts or employment opportunities that you feel would benefit from an employee like myself I would appreciate hearing from you.

Regards


Sample email, thoughts?

[technodup]

It reads all about you. I know it's a job you want but imo it should be geared towards their needs. What do they want? Need? What skills are they short of? How can you add value, bridge a gap, otherwise help them achieve their objectives? Is there a new project coming up they need help with, bodies for?

Basically look at it from the hirer pov. Because I guarantee they're more interested in themselves than they are in you.

[andy-xr]

Ruskie, off the cuff - too formal, too hesitant. Just my thoughts.

If it's niche, sometimes this is more about who you know rather than what you know. If you dont know anyone, barge in fairly high up with a 'I want to help you do this' approach. Whatever their 'this' is

For instance, and I dont know what you're applying for exactly, but when I went to a company 5 or so years ago I went to the VP/Sales with something like

'I saw in the latest (industry analyst company) report that the company moved further right which shows solid growth and providing a great service to their customers. I also noticed that you dont have representation in (my area). In my last role for ABC company we grew the market 18% and I have great skills and experience that I could bring you that combined with your brand and reach could increase further than that. It'd be great to talk more with you, perhaps an initial conversation to see where each of us are headed, and organise something more formal after that'

Or something like that.

What I wanted to do was let them know I know who they are, I see they're a good company, I think I can help them do more good work, I'm a good guy, I can back that up with something, and I want to sort out a chat and see if it's going to work for us to be joined up for a period of time.

It might not work for you in the same way, but you've got to dangle your carrots in a way that grabs them with something quick enough to say Yer, Alright Then. because they probably get a lot of contact and you need to stand out a bit if they dont already know you

[Ruskie]

technodup said:

It reads all about you. I know it's a job you want but imo it should be geared towards their needs. What do they want? Need? What skills are they short of? How can you add value, bridge a gap, otherwise help them achieve their objectives? Is there a new project coming up they need help with, bodies for?

Basically look at it from the hirer pov. Because I guarantee they're more interested in themselves than they are in you.

Thank you for the reply. Very useful.

[Ruskie]

andy-xr said:

Ruskie, off the cuff - too formal, too hesitant. Just my thoughts.

If it's niche, sometimes this is more about who you know rather than what you know. If you dont know anyone, barge in fairly high up with a 'I want to help you do this' approach. Whatever their 'this' is

For instance, and I dont know what you're applying for exactly, but when I went to a company 5 or so years ago I went to the VP/Sales with something like

'I saw in the latest (industry analyst company) report that the company moved further right which shows solid growth and providing a great service to their customers. I also noticed that you dont have representation in (my area). In my last role for ABC company we grew the market 18% and I have great skills and experience that I could bring you that combined with your brand and reach could increase further than that. It'd be great to talk more with you, perhaps an initial conversation to see where each of us are headed, and organise something more formal after that'

Or something like that.

What I wanted to do was let them know I know who they are, I see they're a good company, I think I can help them do more good work, I'm a good guy, I can back that up with something, and I want to sort out a chat and see if it's going to work for us to be joined up for a period of time.

It might not work for you in the same way, but you've got to dangle your carrots in a way that grabs them with something quick enough to say Yer, Alright Then. because they probably get a lot of contact and you need to stand out a bit if they dont already know you

Thanks for the reply, I'm trying to get in to the charity sector/NGO/GO/Humanitarian Aid that sort of area but experience is key of that environment and I am working on that element. I'm confident of my ability to work in that environment but I need to get my foot in the door. I will take on board what you have said, thanks.

[Pothole]

Ruskie said:

Good evening,

I hope this email finds you well. My name is ..... and I am currently employed as an NHS Paramedic working for the ..... within the United Kingdom. I am looking to use my skills and experience to find employment within the ....... Sector.

I have nearly 9 years experience working in the challenging environment of front line emergency ambulance work and I feel that the time is now right to seek a new challenge. I am passionate about making a difference to other people's lives especially those experiencing difficult times. Using my skill set and experience I feel I have a lot to offer your organisation in this regard.

I have attached my resume. If you have any advice, contacts or employment opportunities that you feel would benefit from an employee like myself I would appreciate hearing from you.

Regards


Sample email, thoughts?

Why use "within"? "In" means what you need it to mean.

Are you in America? It's a CV, then.

Sort out this hideously clunky "sentence":

"If you have any advice, contacts or employment opportunities that you feel would benefit from an employee like myself I would appreciate hearing from you"

beginning by cutting out the misused reflexive.

What does this mean: "Using my skill set and experience I feel I have a lot to offer your organisation in this regard."

What does it ACTUALLY mean? What can you do for me? In which of the actual roles I have in my organisation?

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Eh up Ruskie....fellow Para here.

Frankly matey, for what it's worth, our skills are so in demand, that if you target the right private sector, I would have said that - semantics aside - you'll get a huge amount of interest from anyone you enquire with....

Good luck though, but sorry to hear we're gonna lose yet another frontline clinician. I'll have to do even more overtime now to fill in the gap

[Ruskie]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

Eh up Ruskie....fellow Para here.

Frankly matey, for what it's worth, our skills are so in demand, that if you target the right private sector, I would have said that - semantics aside - you'll get a huge amount of interest from anyone you enquire with....

Good luck though, but sorry to hear we're gonna lose yet another frontline clinician. I'll have to do even more overtime now to fill in the gap

I hope so. Can't continue working like I am for little career progression and little money. Love the job but what is expected now is ridiculous. I'm tired of doing 13/14 hour shifts and going 10 hours without food or a proper break then being expected to do that for 4 days in a row.