What are HFs looking for in an open email application ?

As I’m job hunting, I’ve seen several places with just an e-mail posted pretty much saying "e-mail us if you’re looking to apply "

There’s typically little to no information anywhere on positions or titles either.

Would you send an entire package of cover letter, resume, and stock pitch at the first email or just a resume saying you’re interested ?

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