Cold Emailing Cover Letter

I know the cold emailing topic has been brought up several times before but I could not find this specific question:

When cold emailing MMs and Boutiques, do you:

  1. Put cover letter in body of email and attach resume
  2. Put cover leter in body of email and attached cover letter and resume in one file
  3. Put a small introduction in email and attach cover letter and resume in one file

Advantages of putting it in body is people won't have to open an attachment to see it. Disadvantages would be they see a long email and put it in the "i'll read it later" folder.

Thanks in advance

 

Put cover letter in the body and attach the resume. Trust me, not one is going to spend the time to open an attached cover letter, but they will look at the resume.

"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
 

What if they were both attached in one file and the body of the email contains just a short summary.

New Yorker and chitownanalyst - what kind of success have you had with your approaches? Ofcourse I'm sure this depends on other factors such as your resume etc.. but I'm assuming you have tried different approaches over time.

 
djr:
What if they were both attached in one file and the body of the email contains just a short summary.

New Yorker and chitownanalyst - what kind of success have you had with your approaches? Ofcourse I'm sure this depends on other factors such as your resume etc.. but I'm assuming you have tried different approaches over time.

I've had about 25% success rate with putting the cover letter as the body of the e-mail and attaching resume. I've been cold e-mailing contacts off of LinkedIn. My school (non-target) does not have any alumni where I am looking to move (small mid-west city). Good luck.

 

Has anybody thought about rather than attaching resume. Build Visual CV resume. That way the manager or HR does not have to open an resume attached. The url link is right there and it provides much information. And even have the linkedin ID in your visual cv resume. These people don't know you, so this way making their life easy. It also looks creative. So have the cover letter along with the Visual CV link and have a catchy subject line. They can view and if they want can convert into PDF..

 
Best Response
atish Das:
Has anybody thought about rather than attaching resume. Build Visual CV resume. That way the manager or HR does not have to open an resume attached. The url link is right there and it provides much information. And even have the linkedin ID in your visual cv resume. These people don't know you, so this way making their life easy. It also looks creative. So have the cover letter along with the Visual CV link and have a catchy subject line. They can view and if they want can convert into PDF..

So instead of having them quickly open an attachment, and then easily forward the entire email to HR with a message "like the candidate, include in first round phone," You want them to click on a link, look at resume, decide they like it, have them save it as a PDF on THEIR computer, manually attach to an email they send to HR (or anyone in the group), and then send it out..........................................that sounds so much easier.

"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
 

Yes I was wondering as well if sending a link to your resume instead of attaching it would probably be easier. Since downloading an attachment and then finding it, it clutters your space. I know personally I dont like opening attachments for that reason.

 
kambojh:
^^^^ true. Now what would be even better is a combination of the two.

:Ive included a link to my resume for your convenience and also attached it to this email........"

Dude, do what you want. All I want to say is I have an offer and that is all that matters.

"Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."
 
milliondollarist:

Dude no one is going to open a link in a cold email...

Nor is the OP likely to read your reply 4 and a half years after the original query was posted.

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 

I do think they need a warning when you're posting on old threads like this. A pop up that says "you're about to comment on a thread that was last active XX months ago. Are you sure you want to proceed?".

Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 

Numquam dicta culpa neque. Suscipit eos aut facere omnis labore laborum natus.

Placeat error quod minus quia. Voluptatibus nisi voluptatem inventore ea optio. Hic eum porro dolorem nobis ea est facilis. Rem et enim eos voluptatem. Quo repudiandae maxime asperiores molestiae voluptatem occaecati nostrum ut. Fuga libero nihil officia velit corporis unde.

Aut doloribus ullam non ea. Fuga consequatur animi hic sit. Magni in et animi amet qui et aliquam. Autem consequatur accusantium unde aut rerum qui voluptas. Repellat voluptatum culpa quibusdam quisquam quibusdam accusamus. Vitae commodi possimus sunt sint distinctio.

Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (144) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”