a lot of employers wish to receive job applications via email. does it make more sense to attach a document of a resume and a cover letter to a short email saying ‘please find attached resume/cover letter for ______job’ etc, or is it okay to make the email into the cover letter and just attach the resume?

I plan to tailor the cover letter to each employer but i have heard that the mass mailing thing is a bad idea and I cannot figure out why.

Also how do I know who to e-mail? Has it been successful for any of you?

I’m thinking a PDF would be more professional?

Can I resend them a corrected version or is it too late?

I just started working as an independant housekeeper. Should I also charge my clients for my emailing them and responding to their emails because its like I’m working?
And can I put in my receipt or invoice “Extra Time Worked” and the time I spent emailing them? Do they need to know that I’m charging them while I email them when I put under “Extra Time Worked”?

Let me know.

I’ve been applying to jobs, and usually use gmail online, but recently I’ve been using Outlook as I find it to be quicker and easier, and forgot that I automatically request a read receipt. Does this look bad to a possible employer?

I am looking for a job in the computer hardware/networking, and or to a lessor extent the software areas.

I’m having difficulty on deciding what is the best approach to applying/getting the job(s)

heres what i came up with

1. mass calling of every computer place or business that has IT dept to see if they are hiring

2. mass emailing every place with my resume and cover letter

3. mass mailing, my cover letter and resume to all places

4. go in person and give them the resume and fill out an application

5. any other way you guys can think of

whats the best approach to getting a job in the computer field?

I’m so nervous & desperate for work: I can’t tell if this is a scam. A job fair guy gave me a card, I emailed my resume, and now I’m part of a mass-interview tomorrow. (Seems brainwashy..)

In summary: ‘Dear sir or madam, thank you for calling us/emailing us. We have reserved a seat for you Friday night at 7 at our “storage facility (warehouse) two cities over. Bring resume & hours u can work. The session will last an hour and you cannot enter or leave because the doors are locked. (Agoraphobia comes to mind.)

My main concerns:
-I have no idea what the job is about. Possibly Lawns (?)
-12 hour work days. Yikes.
-Pays $100 (below minimum) upto $500 (way above minimum) a day.
-No paychecks, just under the table.
-There is NO way to call these people. I tried. The email even says “Don’t bother replying”.
-Then again, I need money and a job is a job. .. Even if they pay me half of min. , right?

NOW I know not to give them money because most scams do that. But otherwise does this seem scammy?
They have youTube account:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFZFzZta9sw

I have been doing sales now for 21 years. I **** it. I used to like it, but for the last couple of years I LOATHE it. In this economy no one is buying and I’m sick to death of calling or emailing my customers and getting no responses at all. I don’t want to sell anymore. I don’t have a college degree and can’t afford to go to school and get one.
But I still need to make decent money. I have marketing and business development experience and am pretty technical (though I am in no way qualified for a tech support or IT job, I’m not THAT technical).
My strengths are:
*delivering a speech to people
*brainstorming and implementing ideas
*educating others on the benefits of something
*bringing other people together and organizing meeting info and assigning tasks
*writing
*researching
*planning events
My challenges:
I do not want to cold call either via phone, email or in person. I don’t like it, it stresses me out.I avoid conflict at all cost and don’t like to have to be persistent to make something happen (no collection agencies!).
I don’t like to clean (no merry maids)
Retail is out because I can’t work nights and weekends for minimum wage.
What can I do? After all of these years I desperately want to leave the sales field and do something much better with my time and life.