Targeted Resume Distribution

When your resume has been written and is ready, how will you send it out and get it in front of the right people? Our targeted resume distribution service is offered exclusively to our current and past resume clients.

Sending your resume to recruiters (a.k.a. headhunters) and other hiring authorities via email is often the fastest, most cost-effective way to really jumpstart a job search. To provide you with this service, we subscribe to several databases which are continuously updated throughout the year.

In short, when you hire us for this service, we will convert your resume and cover letter into the proper file formats, mine our databases for an appropriate contact lists, perform a mail-merge to email (so that each outgoing letter is addressed to the top contact at the firm), and then send it out. We ensure that your resume goes out in the proper and preferred format. Not only do we include them as text in the body of an email, we also attach your resume as a Microsoft Word document to each outgoing message. Additionally, we create a unique email address for you on our server so that the messages appear to be coming directly from you while also allowing us to monitor the distribution and handle things like bounces and verification requests. Valid responses that come by email will be forwarded to you daily.

It is important for you to understand that this service is not at all similar to the many “resume blaster” offers on the internet, most that offer services of very questionable quality. We go to great lengths to make certain that our data is of the highest quality and that the recipients of your resume are individuals who will have an interest in receiving a resume from a candidate with your qualifications.

Our service is a “rifle” approach as opposed to the “shotgun” approach taken by the blaster services. Additionally, this service is handled with the same care and attention as all of our other services. Each email will arrive in the recipient’s inbox as a “classy” and appropriately formatted message, addressed specifically to them.

These services are one of the best ways we have found to really kick a job search into “high gear.” It is not unusual for clients to begin getting phone calls the same day that we perform the distribution. On the other hand, this is also an investment that will have long-term benefits. Most recipients of your resume will place it into their own internal database which they will search when trying to fill future job openings. It would not be unusual for you to receive a phone call many months after we do the distribution (which could be beneficial to you even if you are in a new position by then).

Here is some additional information on the individual databases.

Headhunter/Recruitment firms – contact information on more than 15,000 firms throughout the U.S.

You should contact as many headhunters/recruiters that specialize in your industry or profession as you can. Headhunters work for corporate America, not for you. If you have made headhunters aware of your qualifications and availability, and if one of them has an assignment that is appropriate for you, they will call.  Most recruiting firms DO NOT SHARE assignments with each other. So, if you only contact a couple of firms and 20 others have an assignment that matches your qualifications, you would never know about those assignments. Our service helps you identify the appropriate headhunter/recruiter firms nationwide and then send them your resume and introductory letter by email in an extremely cost-effective manner. In addition, we send you the contact information on the headhunter firms we have contacted for you, for your future use, or so that you can follow up.

Venture Capital & Private Equity firms – contact information on more than 2,400 firms throughout the U.S.

This is a database that will help you to access the “hidden” job market. VC firms invest in companies and corporate divisions. They are in a unique position to either know about or be actively trying to fill open positions in these companies. When you contact VC firms, you should ask for referrals to their portfolio companies. This database is particularly useful for people seeking work at the mid-management to senior-executive levels. Our service helps you identify the appropriate VC firms nationwide and then send them your resume and introductory letter by email in an extremely cost-effective manner. In addition, we send you the contact information on the VC firms we have contacted for you, for your future use, or so that you can follow up.

How-to Get Started

The first step to distributing your resume is to have your resume and cover letter professionally written. If you are a NEW CLIENT who has not yet had us write your resume, you should begin that process as soon as possible. You may request a quote for your project here.

If you are a CURRENT OR PAST CLIENT of Distinctive Documents and your resume is up-to-date, it will be our pleasure to help you jumpstart your search through our targeted resume distribution service.  We charge a flat fee of $247 per database for the entire service and you can place your order here.