I can't imagine
>anything resulting from this mass mailing approach except spending a lot of
>money on photocopying and postage.  Does anyone disagree with me?
>
Yes, that's how I got my first job! And yes, I got plenty of boilerplate
answers back, but I got lucky with a super job. All I needed was one "yes,"
so who cares about all those no's? I'm sorry if it costs you a little time
and postage. At least you write back.

Still, I think it's short-sighted to discard unsolicited resumes. I
received responses from museums several months after I started my first
job.  Although they didn't have the need for my skills at the time they got
my initial letter, their needs had clearly changed. Yours might as well.

Sharyn Horowitz, The Health Museum
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8911 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44160
(216) 231-5010
fax 216-231-5129