tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post9051617320398025528..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: submit your own resume -- don't have a friend "help" youAsk a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-20904296879060119972010-10-28T21:49:09.190-04:002010-10-28T21:49:09.190-04:00Travis, it might seem more legitimate to have your...Travis, it might seem more legitimate to have your woodworking-careered friend as a reference on your resume or write a letter of recommendation rather than write your application for you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011935223044080497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-84391199513085285112009-10-14T23:32:29.104-04:002009-10-14T23:32:29.104-04:00I agree that if a person really wants a job, they ...I agree that if a person really wants a job, they need to put the effort in themselves. Not only will the emplyer be more impressed with their efforts to want the job, but it will make the employee feel more accomplished when he/she gets the job that they want and have been looking for.resume servicehttp://www.reliableresumes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-1954077646004934382009-10-12T14:26:57.931-04:002009-10-12T14:26:57.931-04:00AAM & Interviewer: Your responses answer my qu...AAM & Interviewer: Your responses answer my questions. Thanks to you both!Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-19246879193750389922009-10-12T14:25:19.283-04:002009-10-12T14:25:19.283-04:00Katherine, this is the opposite of what we're ...Katherine, this is the opposite of what we're talking about here. We're talking about having a stranger forward your resume; your boss is not a stranger at his own company!Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-850836707048346962009-10-12T13:56:18.903-04:002009-10-12T13:56:18.903-04:00Ok, now I'm a little concerned. My old boss em...Ok, now I'm a little concerned. My old boss emailed me and let me know of a position I may be interested at in his current company, and asked for my resume to forward on. I'm thinking (hoping!) this is ok, I only know my old boss professionally, so I sent on the resume.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560729477108270059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-91111825708668260792009-10-12T12:07:39.127-04:002009-10-12T12:07:39.127-04:00Travis, it could mean something depending on the c...Travis, it could mean something depending on the credentials of the person writing. For instance, if they were very well known in their field and had a great reputation, that might carry some weight. But if they were just a random stranger, unknown to me by reputation as well as personally, and weren't able to make a case for why their recommendation should carry weight with me, then it wouldn't.<br /><br />Really, you should pretty much always submit your own resume unless the person submitting it for you is a personal contact of the person it's going to.Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-83707962061753784532009-10-12T11:54:37.894-04:002009-10-12T11:54:37.894-04:00Travis, recommendations from complete strangers ar...Travis, recommendations from complete strangers are meaningless to me.Interviewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-89998235567479372072009-10-11T18:18:28.342-04:002009-10-11T18:18:28.342-04:00Sorry if I didn't make myself clear and thank ...Sorry if I didn't make myself clear and thank you very much for replying. From what I understood in the original post 1)the person who sent it to you was a friend of John's; 2)he/she couldn't speak to John's qualifications because there was no specific position for which John was applying; and 3)you had no idea who the person who emailed you was since he/she was not a personal contact of yours.<br /><br />So let's say this: if I had a career in the field of woodworking and applied for a job in your woodworking shop and a friend of mine with a long-time career in woodworking (who you didn't know) emailed you to tell you how great a woodworker I am and would be an asset to your shop, would you say "hey, I should check this guy out!" or say "what the heck? Can't this guy do his own job search??"<br /><br />I hope this make sense. I know that I was playing with a lot of pronouns in my last post. Thank you!Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-17216475064789645822009-10-11T17:44:43.298-04:002009-10-11T17:44:43.298-04:00Travis, I might be misunderstanding, but isn't...Travis, I might be misunderstanding, but isn't what you're asking about the same as in the scenario in the original post?Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-8148086203341437152009-10-11T17:25:38.678-04:002009-10-11T17:25:38.678-04:00Excellent advice, AAM. Thank you for differentiati...Excellent advice, AAM. Thank you for differentiating between anonymously recommending someone and genuine networking. <br /><br />Here's a question I was hoping to get some discussion on: if you apply for a position, is it acceptable for someone that <b>you</b> know to forward your resume on to the hiring manager that <b>they don't</b> know but your contact wants to get your resume in front of said hiring manager because they genuinely believe in your abilities? In my opinion, I wouldn't say you're necessarily being "lazy" regarding your search but are making use of your personal network. Am I off base? Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!Travisnoreply@blogger.com