TheUPEI SUN, February 1.8, 1982, page 7 
     
    
   
   
    
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     advertising and weeding 
     
     through the mountains of 
     
     resumes that always flood 
     
     in after a positionis 
     
     advertised). .Vmat do I 
     
     mean by a mess mailout? 
     
     I mean send out a lot 
     
     of resumes. The exact 
     
     » mmber you'll need to 
     
     send out to get sane 
     
     interviews depends on 
     
     how marketable you are 
     
     but this atployer's 
     
     comments should give you . 
     
     .an idea. / \ . 
     
     "Job-seekers must 
     
     be aware that a good 
     
     reSpOnse rate. (i.e. 
     
     letters sent to 
     
     interviews granted) 
     
     is between 3-5%. 
     
     Therefore, an 
     
     ’ applicant must 
     
     expect to apply to 
     
     between 100 and 200 
     
     firms. ‘ Sending out 
     
     20 resumes is 
     
     considered an in— . 
     
     adequate job 
     
     search-" 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
         
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
        
     
         
     
        
     
         
     
          
     
       
     
        
     
         
     
        
     
        
     
        
     
         
     
        
     
        
     
       
     
         
     
       
     
          
     
        
     
        
     
       
     
         
     
       
     
        
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     It may seem like a 
     
     lot of work but it's 
     
     worth it: even if a 
     
     company doesn't have I 
     
     an immediate opening ,- 
     
     70% of employers will 
     
     keep an outstanding 
     
     'resumeon file for six 
     
     months or longer. 
     
     (However, if, you want 
     
     any action taken you' 11 
     
     have to keep contacting 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
     ' business 
     
    
   
   
    
     the companies to indicate 
     
     your continued interest 
     
     and notify them of your 
     
     new address if you move.) 
     
     To do a mass mailout ' 
     
    

    
     you can have your resume 
     
     photocopied or printed. 
     
    

    
     In most cases printing 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' will be cheaper and look 
     
    
   
   
    
     much better. (Look up 
     
     printers in the yellow ‘ 
     
     pages.) You should 
     
     then write a brief J. 
     
     Personal letter ‘ 
     
     to accompany each resmre 
     
     you send out. You can 
     
     start you letter with a 
     
     direct statement or 
     
     question (Do you need a 
     
     . ..with experience and ‘ 
     
     training in...?) and go 
     
     on to relate one or two « 
     
     ‘of your major qualifications 
     
     for the position you're 
     
     applying for. (Make 
     
    
   
   
    
     sure'you apply for a 
     
    
   
   
    
     Specific “position; 7 
     
     employers automatically 
     
     reject resumes from 
     
     applicants who will 
     
     "take anything".) 
     
     can then finish off 
     
     your letter by saying you 
     
     will call in a week. 
     
    

    
     So who do you send 
     
     your letters to? You 
     
     can find out anployers' 
     
    
   
   
    
     You 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' names and addresses from 
     
    
   
   
    
     the"- following sources: 
     
     The Yellow Pages: 
     
     Your telephone Directory 
     
     can provide you With 
     
     lists of local companies 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
           
     
        
     
         
     
       
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
             
     
    
   
   
    
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     and organizations in 
     
     your career field and 
     
     their addresses ( and 
     
     the directory assistance 
     
     operator can advise you 
     
    

    
     on where to look if you're 
     
     having trouble finding 
     
     that list). ‘lb find 
     
    

    
     the names of the 
     
     supervisors or personnel 
     
     managers in these 
     
     companies- sinply call 
     
    

    
     the office and ask the 
     
     recptionist. 
     
    

    
     The Reference 
     
     Section of your campus 
     
     library: There are 
     
     dozens (if not hundreds) 
     
     of directories of 
     
     businesses and organiza— 
     
     tions. Two of the most 
     
     widely used by job-hunters 
     
     are "Poor's Register of 
     
     Directors and Executives: 
     
     United States and Canada" 
     
     and the "Canadian 
     
     Almanac". The former 
     
     lists major business 
     
     firms and their 
     
     products while the 
     
     latter lists a variety 
     
     cf different businesses 
     
     organization, institutions, 
     
     and firms. Both‘give 
     
     addresses and names of 
     
     contact people too. (If 
     
     you can't find the name 
     
     of the personnel officer 
     
     you can always send your 
     
     resume to another 
     
     executive officer.) 
     
     Visit the refernce 
     
     section of your library 
     
    
   
   
    
     (unit! 
     
    
   
   
    
     and explain to the 
     
     librarian what kind of 
     
     list you are looking 
     
     for. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     Out-of—Town sources: 
     
     If you have your sights 
     
     set on a different city 
     
     or town that you're now 
     
     living in there are 
     
     several ways to find 
     
     out about career - 
     
     opportunities there. Once 
     
     again, you should visit 
     
     your campus library. 5 
     
     Many have telephone 
     
     directories from a 
     
     variety of cities 
     
     and you. can use the 
     
     yellow pages to find a 
     
     list of businesses to apply 
     
     to. Secondly, write 
     
     to the local Chamber 
     
     of Commerce of City Hall 
     
     and ask for a list of 
     
     businesses. Finally, 
     
     subscribe to the local 
     
     paper. Not only will 
     
     you be able to get 
     
     an idea of the job 
     
     market, you'll, also be 
     
     able to find out which 
     
     companies are expanding 
     
     and follow any news on 
     
     particular companies 
     
     you're applying to. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Newspapers are listed in 
     
     Canadian Advertisng Rates 
     
     and Data ( also in the 
     
     library). Happy job 
     
     hunting! 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
       
     
         
     
         
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
           
     
    
   
   
    
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