Speculative CVs
I get a lot of speculative CVs through the post?! and email from various people.
This in itself isn’t a problem - we have an area on our website that explains what we like to see in an application, details of student placements, and what it is like working with us. We pay attention to detail, although we’re not quite this bad. We are also very firm with recruitment agencies as we get a lot of irritating calls and haven’t had any good experiences with them (a sentiment echo’d by many).
Normally I deal with each one and respond with an email. Today was different. I got a random CV from a student, covering letter and all, that didn’t once include their email address. Now it just so happens that we don’t have any student placements at present, but with only a phone/mobile number I have no way to contact them unless I ring, which I don’t want to.
Moral of the story: if you’re going to speculatively apply for a job with us, at lease include your email address.