I emailed an employer before applying a couple of weeks back.
The job was as a copywriter for a housing association and they specified a degree in marketing / PR - which I don't have. However, I do have a lot of experience in writing corporate guidance and managed a PR contract in a previous job, including writing a lot of press releases and newsletters, so they said they'd be happy to accept an application.

I may take this approach more often.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 27 Feb 2012, 20:36, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Phoning may be better. More personal and more memorable?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 20:40, Reply)

In this case there wasn't a 'phone number on the ad.
But yeah, if there's an opportunity to ring then I will.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 27 Feb 2012, 20:48, Reply)

To get my new job I emailed them a link to my catalogue modelling portfolio beforehand.
The interview was in November and so I had a moustache. They mentioned the 'moustache for charity', so I kept a straight face and told them no, this is the way I look.

I think that's what swung it for me.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 20:49, Reply)