Tomorrow I am planning on hand delivering some resumes and cover letters to local businesses. Should I call ahead before I go or should I just show up and who should I try to contact if I call? Is hand delivering even worth it? Has anybody had success with this way of sending resumes?

I always hand deliver and ask to talk to someone important(HR rep, or whoever does the hiring). I never like just throwing them in a basket with the others or leaving them with the receptionist.

What's the chances that an HR person is going to have time talking to you on the spot? Only time our HR lady has time to talk to u is when you're getting shit-canned.

ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: What's the chances that an HR person is going to have time talking to you on the spot? Only time our HR lady has time to talk to u is when you're getting shit-canned.

Yeah, that happens. But with the way things are, you gotta try to separate yourself from everyone else.

If your'e gonna hand deliver resumes probably a good idea to know who you're gonna talk to in Human Resources and then try to speak with them at all possible... don't hand it to a receptionist... I doubt it ever makes it to HR's desk if you do

just did about 8 months of job searching and every resource i used basically said not to hand deliver...contrary to what you might think, i was told this makes you seem desperate and overbearing which aren't good things to be in the eyes of an employer - and just like above, 99% of places are too busy to talk to you let alone get you face time with somebody directly involved in the hiring process

and yea it can suck just throwing another one onto the pile, but if it's written correctly and is tailored to the job that you're applying for, then it will stand out on its own... TRANSFERABLE SKILLS are what employers look for most to stand out on a resume

You could call ahead and try to get a contact name. Don't ask for an appointment, just a contact name. Then when you stop by, you have "a foot in the door" already.