Unsolicited applications
Is it even worth trying to put a job application to a company if they are not advertising any jobs? Is it waste of time?
I found some interesting viewpoints here and here. Although it requires a lot more research and creativity in writing, it can be a better option than just chucking an email at a job advert.
What the experts above are saying is that the unsolicited job application can be very effective, but it requires a lot more than just emailing a CV.
Research is the key word here. Find a company where you believe you can add value. If you are interested in say working in a lab, find the pharmaceutical company where its values speak to you.
Then more research: what do they do? What jobs are there you could fill? Who is the HR person? Who is head of the unit where you would love to work?
Of course some of it will be available on the website, but otherwise phone reception. Get the names and email addresses. There is a little hint from the experts. If you write to a BIG
company, they might have a very streamlined HR unit. It is possible to get caught in red tape. Go for the not so big companies. The HR unit may just be one person and it might be possible to engage with the unit head.
Now to writing!
It has to be impeccable and it has to show you have researched it. Talk to them! Sentences like “ I have seen from your website that you have a new contract and that might mean you will need committed people soon”.
Describe who you are and why you want to work for them. Tell them how YOU can add value to their organization. Be very specific. “because I have done a course in XX, I can fit into your new unit…”
Show commitment. Offer them the opportunity to interview you at least.
The real importance is to show them who you are and that may never be possible in a standard job application. This is your chance to shine and to put forward your value to them in your own words.
Remember as well: the objective of the application is one thing only: get to the interview!
