Could There Be Electronic Communication Backlash?
Sometimes Snail Mail is the Way to Go
I just received a nice, potential opportunity which resulted from networking – my friend recommended me to a CEO for a job. The CEO told the friend to have me email my info to her directly. Nice! But I said to my husband, “I should probably first ask her if she is OK with attachments.” He thought she wouldn’t have given out her email address if she wasn’t comfortable with me sending the requested documents. So I sent an email with attachments. Turned out that she would have preferred I send the resume text in the email, so I obliged. But it felt like a misstep.
It made me long for the good, old snail mail days. No overthinking, just simply insert resume and cover letter in envelope and send. I realize I sound like a dinosaur, but some biz protocols were just no-brainers then.
I also noticed as I look back that there was a high interview-to-hire ratio when I followed up an interview with a handwritten thank you note – on tasteful, but not-too-expensive Crane stationery, of course. It demonstrated that not only was I perfect for the job, I had exquisite taste. Continue reading …
Article by Andrew G.R. and courtesy of jobacle.com – your cure for carbon copy career advice!
