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Topic: Direct emailing etiquette
| Author | Message |
| Ali.Nyc | Posted – 6/3/2008 4:54:37 PM | show profile How do i approach emailing an editor for a website/publication i haven't been referred to, but would solely like to inquire an informational interview for? Is it dumb to ask if they are hiring? |
| SeeKatyWrite | Posted – 6/3/2008 7:19:25 PM | show profile | email poster Hi, Ali -- I always think that being direct and upfront is the best way to approach a situation like this. I'm a magazine editor in the Kansas City area, and I welcome direct inquiries, even if I can't always offer an assignment or whatever else the applicant might be seeking. For those with larger regional and national publications, however, I can see how the sheer volume of e-mail in their inboxes may reduce your guarantee at a response. But it never hurts to try, and can get you farther than sending an inquiry to a generic e-mail address. I would go ahead and include a resume and some relevant writing samples, and it never hurts to ask what opportunities might be -- or become -- available. Good luck! ------ ----- katy ryan editor | freelance writer | blogger www.KatyWrites.com |
| jseconds77 | Posted – 6/6/2008 6:13:43 PM | show profile this works! I do it all the time. i have only landed one interview from doing it, but I always get some kind of response. keep it up. be respectful, send in that resume! however, I currently do not have a journalism job. |
| jobhunter08 | Posted – 6/6/2008 6:26:50 PM | show profile Interesting J, because when I tried this I never got a response from anyone. |
| jseconds77 | Posted – 6/9/2008 5:25:52 PM | show profile i don't understand...i mean, I e-mailed a v-ball mag for freelance work and they wrote back in 3 hours. hmmm |
