questions for those more experienced than I

[dchenes]

When you find a job that sounds like it suits you right down to the ground, what do you do other than apply for it, make yourself sound as ideal as possible and start praying like crazy? And when they say "send cover letter and resume to resumes@xyz.com", how do you address the cover letter? Not only isn't there a specific person mentioned, there isn't even a department mentioned.

(Linguistic QA, in Brookline. Medical. Into English. Pretty much everything I wanted, all in one package.)

It's absolutely amazing how much contradictory advice there is out there regarding how to write cover letters.

Comments

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

As someone else who answers the phone, I'd be a lot more receptive to a person who called with a certain balance of confidence and deference asking questions with admitted backstory.

As in, "Hi, Andrea, my name is Jane, and I'm looking at a job posting about a position for blah. I'm really interested in sending my resume, but I'm several states away and want to send my information by FedEx to make sure it gets there. Of course, if I were in town I would drop it off personally...but...Well, I was wondering if I could have a name and address for my package."

You may end up just getting reception, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.