Seamaster:
I have to admit to a growing level of despondency with some of the local trucking companies. Of the 4 that I have emailed here in Shetland, asking about current and forthcoming vacancies, including my CV, and also asking if they take on new passes at C+E, so I know whether it is worth doing the training and test(s), only 1 has responded.
The emails have been really polite and thanked them for their time reading and responding. I know what the suggestion will be, that I need to go and talk to them in person, but after the initial email and a follow up email when there was no response, I am concerned about making a nuisance of myself and scotching any chances of employment.
If youre getting no response then yes, get to see them in person. Don
t walk in their yard if they are all running around looking flustered, nor button hole them when they are locking up in the evening, but show you are a real person, keen enough to get up and do summat.
Yes, there is a risk they are going to think you`re pushy, but that is better to take than being ignored or assumed to be a quitter.