Anonymous asked: Do speculative applications ever work?
Occasionally, I’m sure they do. Especially if your speculative application ever happens to cross the desk of someone when they are about to look for someone.
But instead of sending speculative applications, which are also quite likely to get deleted/filed in the recycling bin, write to people you’d like to work for and ask if they’ll have a coffee with you for ten minutes as a sort of information gathering activity. Lots of people will have coffee with you, and if it’s the beginning of a (you guessed it) meaningful relationship, some will then get in touch when they are looking to hire.
