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muninn
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I am an unemployed scientist. A new position opened up reflecting my interests and professional background, and is with a company I worked under a contract with recently. I know the managing director at said company liked me quite a bit, despite me not having much facetime with her, and she expressed her willingness to help out, when I was leaving the company.
I would like to send her an email asking in the most tactful and respectful manner to see if she could influence the selection process in my favor. Is such a thing a viable tactic?
If so, should I send in my application and ask her to help out, or should I express my interest and try to get "referred to this position by" point from her?
The thing is I have no idea how to write such a letter without sounding like a douchebag. Can anyone help out?
I would like to send her an email asking in the most tactful and respectful manner to see if she could influence the selection process in my favor. Is such a thing a viable tactic?
If so, should I send in my application and ask her to help out, or should I express my interest and try to get "referred to this position by" point from her?
The thing is I have no idea how to write such a letter without sounding like a douchebag. Can anyone help out?
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Don't out-right ask her to pull for you. There's probably an ethical issue there. If you let her know you're interested, however, she might be able to help out.
I hope you've been well. I wanted to send you a quick note as I recently noticed a position opening up with your organization that I know I'd be a good fit for. Since you have some personal experience with regards to my work history I thought I'd send you a note just to let you know of my intention of applying. As I'm sure you know, it's always great to have a champion internally when it comes to getting your foot in the door. Looking forward to potentially working with you again in the future. Take care XXXXX!
Best,
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