[***SPAM*** Score/Req: 06.6/6.0] [Publib] Receiving "Cold" Resumes?

[Bonnie Mendes]

Good afternoon,

I keep them on file for one year, and refer to them when jobs open up.  I 
respect the fact that the candidates are actively looking.  The cover letter 
is extremely important to me -- especially with cold resumes.

Good Luck on your job search.

Bonnie 
 
______________________________________________________
Bonnie Mendes
Library Director
Somerset Public Library                 website: www.sailsinc.org/somerset
1464 County Street                        alternate email: 
somersetpl at sailsinc.org
Somerset, MA  02726                     Telephone:  508-646-2829  /  Fax: 
508-646-2831


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From: firefly56 at comcast.net
To: publib at webjunction.org
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:05:53 +0000
Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 06.6/6.0] [Publib] Receiving "Cold" Resumes?


Good day, all!

This post is mainly for the folks that do hiring/firing (HR, Directors, 
etc.)

I am a GSLIS student (Simmons College, Boston MA) and am starting to think 
about 
my upcoming job search (half way through the program, yeah!).  I do NOT want 
to 
get into the discussion of if there are jobs or not (I am operating under 
the 
assumption that there are jobs and I will be hired for one of them). I was 
wondering how everyone that does hiring feels about getting "cold" (read 
unsolicited) resumes in the mail.  Do you automatically ditch them?  Keep 
them 
on file if they look promising even if you don't have any openings at the 
moment?  I DON'T want to commit any librarian faux paux (I hope I spelled 
that 
correctly). However, I have always believed that if one wants to work at a 
certain company, and your resume is stellar, it is a good idea to send it, 
so 
that it is on file and access able when there is an opening.

There are certain libraries that I would love to work at, and would be 
willing 
to wait for a job to open up.  I would send my resume in a heart beat if it 
meant I was 
considered.  But if sending my resume "cold"  meant I would nix my chances I 

would wait until a formal job announcement was made.

Thoughts anyone?

Thanks!

Meg Aust-Anastasi
GSLIS Simmons College May '09
margaret.austanastasi at simmons.edu


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