Quick etiquette question

[Stickjockey]

Is it okay to send a resume/cover letter to a company from your present workplace?

[K Frame]

I don't think it's a question of etiquette.

I think it's a question of whether or not your current employer will fire you if they find out...

[SADShooter]

The prospective employer won't care. How discreet do you need to be? Are there repercussion, such as Mike references? Is there an enforced policy on use of company resources for personal business? If the recipent calls and speaks to someone other than you, will there be a problem? I've done it, but if you're concerned, I'd go FedEx/Kinko's, etc.

[grampster]

If you use present company letterhead, envelope and postage and you sent it to me, I'd throw it in the wastebasket because you'd be, at best disrespecting your present employer, so why would I want to hire you.   At worst, improperly using corporate property that does not belong to you.  Again, not a good picture for a potential employor.

[SpookyPistolero]

I agree with previous statements, but the bigger question for me is why try? It's got lots of potential costs and it doesn't cost you anything extra to just wait and do it from home.

[charby]

Are you talking via email?

If so don't use the company email, there are lots of free email services out there.

Charby

[crt360]

What grampster said.  I get letters with resumes regularly and I wouldn't look favorably upon one that appeared to come from the applicant's current place of employment.

I'm actually looking at a cover letter right now from a lawyer seeking a job with us.  The letter has several typed errors that were corrected in blue ink (words crossed out and others inserted).  Do you think I would even consider hiring this person?  Your cover letter may be the most important letter you ever write.  It should be, if nothing else, well written, proofread, corrected, and proofread one more time before you sign your name to it.  If you see errors and think marking them out with a pen is as good as retyping it, you can save yourself a stamp and the intended recipient time by throwing it in the trash.

[Mabs2]

I would not.
I don't have any experience in the real world.
But from what I understand this is how it goes.
I go to work, I work, and get paid by my employer to work.
I do not get paid to write and send resumes from my boss' place of business.

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

Bad form.

Either use blank letterhead and your own dang envelope or go have letterhead printed with YOUR name on it.

Leave that Pitney-Bowes postage meter alone, too.  Don't put any personal correspondence in the out box at work- find a letter drop box. You may be looking for a new job, and you may have issues where you work now, but don't crap where you eat.

It reflects poorly on you as an individual to be found doing so.
Maintain your dignity. Don't get even, get ahead.

Regards,
Rabbit.

[Stickjockey]

Thanks, all. It was more of a "just checking to see if this is really as bad an idea as I think it is" kind of deal. It's been a long time since I've done this and sometimes attitudes can change. Yup, and it's on it's way via FedEx.

crt360-
Proofread, reread, corrected, read by others, recorrected, proofread again, printed on heavy-bond light grey paper, no handwritten marks in pen, pencil, or crayon. (Yes, I have seen  resumes hand-written in crayon. Purple, no less.)

[crt360]

Proofread, reread, corrected, read by others, recorrected, proofread again, printed on heavy-bond light grey paper, no handwritten marks in pen, pencil, or crayon.

 Well done, Stickjockey.

[Stickjockey]

>blush< Aw shucks, T'warn't nuthin'

Actually it was kind of a close thing. I saw the posting Sunday evening, and it closed today. Not quite well-prepared as I thought I was, I guess.

[SADShooter]

Gotta hit that window when its open...good luck!