Spam, Spam, and oh … a CV
By Jason Slater in Reader
Posted in Management on May 16, 2008 at 11:37 am
From time to time I receive email communications from recruitment agencies telling me something like “Hey, are you looking for a [place your job title here]? - we have this great person on our books and have attached their CV for your perusal”. Now, I don’t know about you but I get a lot of unsolicited electronic mail (I call it SPAM) and what do I do with it? I delete it. I cannot begin to recount how many times I have told users not to open unsolicited electronic email - and certainly not those with attachments.
When we are looking for a new employee we tend to prefer to create our own job specification then approach agencies as appropriate - I cannot imagine a time when I would call someone in for an interview when we have no requirement to fill a position. I would also be surprised at anyone turning up for an interview based on an unsolicited emailing of their CV. I can understand if a person has sent out their own CV with a covering letter (preferably in the post) to a number of companies they have an interest in working for or even if we are actively working with an agency to fill a position but when there is no requirement then it does seem a little strange. I wonder how long it will be before we get offered ‘Buy One Get One Free’ candidates?
If you are signed up with a recruitment agency then check they do not send out your CV (or parts of your CV) unsolicited - unless of course you are happy for your details to be sent out willy nilly to any and everyone who may (or may not) have a passing interest. If that is the case then you may be better off posting it on MySpace or Facebook. Oh and by the way, if my CV ever turns up in your mailbox unsolicited - then please let me know about it!
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