Reminder: Stop Reading Tea Leaves; Start Mass Mailing Forum

[Anonymous User]

I've mass mailed some firms but heard nothing back from most (I've received one "thanks for sending us your info" and two "thanks but we're not interested"). Some of these firms I sent my info mid- to late- August. How do I go about following up?

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[Icculus]

Are y'all emailing the firms or actually sending out physical letters in the mail?
I've just been sending emails.

Email.

[Anonymous User]

i have been getting quick turn around mass-mail rejections... two inside of 3 hours of mm'ing the recruiter

time to keep on keeping on (aka: csws)

[Anonymous User]

i have been getting quick turn around mass-mail rejections... two inside of 3 hours of mm'ing the recruiter

time to keep on keeping on (aka: csws)

I'm right there with you. I've mass-mailed about 200 firms and have nothing to show for it thus far besides an inbox full of silence and rejection. One firm's rejection said not to take it personally... (it's not you, it's me!)

[Anonymous User]

i have been getting quick turn around mass-mail rejections... two inside of 3 hours of mm'ing the recruiter

time to keep on keeping on (aka: csws)

I'm right there with you. I've mass-mailed about 200 firms and have nothing to show for it thus far besides an inbox full of silence and rejection. One firm's rejection said not to take it personally... (it's not you, it's me!)

Done around ~120 I think, only gotten 1 interview from it. But most of these I've done this week so I'm gonna give it another week or so before I lose hope on all of them. And obviously I'm gonna keep applying places.

[spleenworship]

http://gs.columbia.edu/postbac/

Podiatry school FTW for me if no job 3 months post bar.

[Anonymous User]

So somewhat of a stupid question... when sending emails, it seems like the general advice is to make a PDF of your cover letter, resume, and transcript. So what do you actually write in the body of the email? Would it be better if I just copy and pasted the cover letter into the body of the email and just send a PDF of my resume and transcript?

[hoos89]

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[Anonymous User]

So somewhat of a stupid question... when sending emails, it seems like the general advice is to make a PDF of your cover letter, resume, and transcript. So what do you actually write in the body of the email? Would it be better if I just copy and pasted the cover letter into the body of the email and just send a PDF of my resume and transcript?

Generally it looks better to make the cover letter a PDF. If you do that, then the body of the e-mail is very short.

If you're using resume launchpad, then you should put the cover letter in the body of the e-mail.

That makes sense. So would the body of the email just say something to the effect of To Whom It May Concern: Please see attached documents... Sincerely....? Any one have a template of what the body is actually supposed to read?

[hoos89]

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[NYstate]

I've mass mailed some firms but heard nothing back from most (I've received one "thanks for sending us your info" and two "thanks but we're not interested"). Some of these firms I sent my info mid- to late- August. How do I go about following up?

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I would email again to say you are still interested and to ask about the hiring process. Some people call. I'm not an expert on mass mailing though.

[hoos89]

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[IAFG]

I've mass mailed some firms but heard nothing back from most (I've received one "thanks for sending us your info" and two "thanks but we're not interested"). Some of these firms I sent my info mid- to late- August. How do I go about following up?

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You can also update your application with anything new as a way to refresh your app. E.g. Journal.

[Anonymous User]

Today, the mass-mailing gods have smiled upon me. After nothing but silence and rejection, three firms have asked me to interview with them. One of the firms is a few hundred miles away and I'll have to pay for plane tickets, but the other two are in my current market which makes things really easy.

[SportsFan]

Today, the mass-mailing gods have smiled upon me. After nothing but silence and rejection, three firms have asked me to interview with them. One of the firms is a few hundred miles away and I'll have to pay for plane tickets, but the other two are in my current market which makes things really easy.

Thats awesome! Congrats! And hopefully the good news keeps coming for ya!

[09042014]

Today, the mass-mailing gods have smiled upon me. After nothing but silence and rejection, three firms have asked me to interview with them. One of the firms is a few hundred miles away and I'll have to pay for plane tickets, but the other two are in my current market which makes things really easy.

Nice.

[BostonLove]

Today, the mass-mailing gods have smiled upon me. After nothing but silence and rejection, three firms have asked me to interview with them. One of the firms is a few hundred miles away and I'll have to pay for plane tickets, but the other two are in my current market which makes things really easy.

Congratulations!

[hoos89]

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[rouser]

This needs a serious bump. Heck, I'm tempted to sticky it.

you should sticky it and change the title to get more posts in here.

So far I've just been visiting firm websites and sending apps to recruiting people. Has anyone had success using resume launchpad though? I want to use it but I don't want it to look like I've used it.

might try this later tonight.

[bk1]

Do it

People never learn

Considering this fell to the second page, doing it.

[NYstate]

Can someone explain how they followed up mass mailing? I've seen a few people asking about it and I don't know how it works. I looked but didn't see much on this( though I probably missed it.) But I've read threads where people say they kept following up over a period of months for jobs that finally turned into offers.

Do people just keep periodically sending emails updating their stuff and confirming their interest?

[IAFG]

Can someone explain how they followed up mass mailing? I've seen a few people asking about it and I don't know how it works. I looked but didn't see much on this( though I probably missed it.) But I've read threads where people say they kept following up over a period of months for jobs that finally turned into offers.

Do people just keep periodically sending emails updating their stuff and confirming their interest?

Yes. And you might want to consider finding things to do that are actually worth updating your resume with, like externships/internships/TAing gigs etc.

[timmyd]

There's some great info in this forum....I've got one interview through mass mailing and I'm about to email the other firms in the city to let them know I will be there...2 rejections so far. Does anyone have any mass mailing success stories that led to offers?

[Anonymous User]

yup, i know of several instances of mass-mail to offers.

[RedLightGreenLight]

^ thats me. didnt meant to anon