How may I help?

Last few job hunting days (though, of course, every day is a job hunting day) I've been looking into an interesting up and coming company.

It's been impossible to find out key financial information about it over the web but I feel I'd like to apply.

Being a paid-up member of LinkedIn and openBC I checked who would be good contacts within the business. Unfortunately I couldn't find anyone suitable.

Looking at their web site they gave a jobs@ ... email address and a phone number. I couldn't get through to anyone on that number.

I really wanted a name to address the email, but as I couldn't get through I went ahead with the email. Here's what I put.

Subject: How can I help? ...

... Well, I have skills and experience in managing teams and projects within national and multi-national business ventures.


I thought that using this style I'd get around the problem of using Dear Whoever


In particular this background includes:

- Project management: I’ve managed the delivery of numerous and varied IT-related projects. Some of these have been vital to companies’ on-going success and some have had to be completed within very tight deadlines. My qualifications include PRINCE 2 Practitioner and the APMP (the UK’s core qualification in project management).

- People and team management: For over five years I have led and developed people and teams, dealing with personnel issues, recruiting, setting objectives, assigning training, coaching, conducting appraisals etc. As a result of my leadership and coaching staff and their managers have received recognition and promotion. They have also achieved very high levels of service and project delivery, within demanding and complex situations.

- Multi-national experience: As a manager I was based in Munich for a year. During and since that time I have worked closely with colleagues in the UK, Europe and the USA, delivering services and projects.

- Innovative activities: I have built a specialised IT service from scratch, grown teams and brought control to various operations. Currently I’m co-establishing a business in Finland (although this is very much a side-activity).


I’m flexible regarding working locations and mode of assignment (i.e. permanent, interim or contract).

In my last role, an interim assignment, my remuneration was equivalent to £xx p.a.

Having researched [Name of Company] I would very much like to contribute to your company’s venture in [the key activity of the company] in the UK and Europe.

Please let me know how I can help; my details are attached.

With best regards,

etc etc


In my email signiature I included my Skype contact. Well, they're the sort of company who might appreciate this (they're actually in an alliance with them amongst others).