{"id":2425,"date":"2008-01-07T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2008\/01\/07\/the-career-strategy-that-wastes-time\/"},"modified":"2021-08-04T18:01:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T22:01:48","slug":"the-career-strategy-that-wastes-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-career-strategy-that-wastes-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Career Strategy That Wastes Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of observing a problem, it\u2019s time to step in and help the situation.<\/p>\n

We have a Web page called \u201cJobs For SPSM\u2019s.\u201d This is a place for employers and recruiters to post available supply chains and purchasing jobs.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, some of our site visitors send us resumes thinking that we will post their resume or consider them for a Next Level Purchasing Association job. That\u2019s not what the page tells the visitor to do, but so be it.<\/p>\n

But, beyond that, we\u2019ve noticed a pattern of poor communication that certainly isn\u2019t helping these resume-senders get what they want. Here are the details\u2026<\/p>\n

We receive many emails to the address on our Jobs For SPSM\u2019s page where the individuals attach a resume. No subject line. No text in the body of the email. Just an attached resume.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve done this to a prospective employer, you\u2019re wasting your time.<\/p>\n

First, with the proliferation of spam, viruses, spyware, ad nauseum, people don\u2019t just open unsolicited email attachments, particularly if they look like they have been mass emailed. Second, if someone isn\u2019t professional enough to at least write a message saying which job they are applying for, why they would be a good fit, that a resume is attached, and how they can be contacted, I would think that most employers won\u2019t be impressed enough to give one bit of consideration.<\/p>\n

So if you want your resume to be read, put at least 10 extra seconds into the email that you attach it to.<\/p>\n

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