Having spoken to the HR department and my boss at my own company, the tip here is in the title!

Top Tip:

Contact potential employers directly. Phone or visit reception, ask for the name of the person in charge of the department you are interested in, and try to see or speak to them. Follow this up with a cv

This approach will make sure your details are seen by the right person, not put in a pile by HR. Dont worry if the receptionist says the company are not hiring, she is not the one doing the hiring. She is just (correctly) trying to shield the decision makers from time consuming calls.

The key here is to be polite, but be brave. A personal visit, with CV in hand, or a short phone call, is a cracking idea simply because no one else does it. I could bore you and say it demonstrates initiative but what it really does is force a decision maker to make a decision on you.

Whatever the result, follow it up with a letter and a call. It will not hurt you and it wont offend them, and it will put you in the spotlight

Grow leeks. They rock.

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Sounds like great advice to me. Anyone want a job.

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It sounds good to me too...but if everyone knows about this way won't the decision makers get flooded with people sneaking in windows to get to them? hehe