I received an email recently from someone I presume to be a salesperson looking for work.\u00a0 Obviously this is a common occurrence these days, but here is the error in the delivery \u2013 the email had no writing.\u00a0 Yup, it was just a blank email with an MS Word attachment that appeared to be a resume.<\/p>\n
This approach is a wasted effort in today\u2019s world.\u00a0 I never opened the attachment for fear it may be some malicious, virus-infested computer-killer.\u00a0 Dramatic, I know, but the point is valid.\u00a0 It is similar to a phone call that comes in on your home phone at night and lists nothing more than \u201cOut of Area.\u201d\u00a0 I wonder who it may be, I think about answering it, but I usually let it go because I suspect it is a telemarketer.\u00a0 The same approach grips me with these types of unknown, unsolicited emails.<\/p>\n
My standard operating procedure is to simply delete them an move on.\u00a0 I am certain if that was a legitimate email, the person did not intend for this outcome.\u00a0 This seems like an obvious point – take the time to write something for a cover email.\u00a0 This salesperson’s approach leads me to make assumptions about his technique and abilities based on the clumsiness of his first contact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"