I was contacted by email for a position I applied for last August. The email was inquiring whether or not I was still interested. I responded that Yes, I was still interested, and please let me know if you require any further information. In the meantime, my current supervisor was sent an Internal Assessment form to send to the people I applied for... Well, we worked on the form together, my boss spoke to the woman on the phone... As far as I know, the woman was waiting to get that information back from my boss. Today I decided to send my resume as an email attachment to the woman who contacted me, to give her a little more info about me.
I did not include a cover letter. Was that unprofessional, considering that she contacted me by email first?! Please advise...
2007-04-17 09:43:43 · 6 answers · asked by skylaroo02 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
She didn't specifically ask for the resume...I just decided to take the initiative and send it, hoping it would help me stand out in the stack of applications.
I used the email she sent me, and replied to it again, so she already knows she contacted me first...
2007-04-17 10:08:00 · update #1
No, you are fine and have a lot of things going for you.
Each company is different, but where I work cover letters are not expected for internal candidates. Also... where I work, the current supervisor's assessment means everything! So, if your company is like mine, your chances are great!
Good luck!
2007-04-17 14:49:20 · answer #1 · answered by Sandra M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a big problem, but if you sent off a blank email with a resume file attached, you should sent the same resume file again attached to another email and fill in the text "cover letter" in the body of your email this time. If the recipient doesn't understand what happened and ignore your first email, you probably don't want to work for her anyway.
2007-04-17 09:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ken 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Same as regular mail. Cover letter helps to draw interest to specifics of your resume and potential benefit to employer. It gives a reason for the employer to read your resume with more thought. Make the cover letter the first page of your MS Word document and the resume to follow on page 2-3 etc.
2016-05-17 10:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by garnet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was not unprofessional. It was just an oversight and we all do things like that. Probably a pretty common mistake. No big deal, since she asked you to send your resume. I doubt she'll hold it against you. Why don't you just send a cover letter with another copy of your resume.
2007-04-17 09:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by ava 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a minor faux pas at worst. You'd already had contact with her so the primary purpose of the cover letter (to introduce yourself) was already satisfied. Don't sweat it.
2007-04-17 09:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by gussarcoffa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would have been better to enclose a note also, but no, you didn't ruin your chances.
2007-04-17 10:12:23 · answer #6 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋