To email someone about a job before it's advertised?

[WhoTheFuckIsSimon]

There was an article in our local paper about a shop that's opening soon near me, quite a specialist shop which will be selling stuff related to an interest of mine.

I'm looking for a career change, ive got retail expereince and im mad keen on the stuff they sell.

The article mentioned the name of the guy who's going to be the manager. It says they're hoping to open in Oct but I'm not sure they will as they're still physically building the shop....it doesn't have walls yet. I haven't seen any ads for staff. Ive found the managers email address, should I email him my cv? Is that too cheeky?

He's on LinkedIn but I'm not a member. I couldn't see an emails address, if I join would I see one?

You wont see his email address through LinkedIn but you would be able to message/connect with him. Be aware if you join LinkedIn and look at his profile he will see you have looked (unless you are a paid up member then I think you can make yourself anonymous).

Good luck with the job, but just be prepared that retail wages, even for assistant managers is are still pretty low. SIL is a shop manager for a national chain and tells me she earns only a little more than NWM.

That's what I'm worried about. I currently earn 26k for working four days a week. I know I won't get that even full time.

But I'm currently bored and stressed. Really stressed. Just with the whole fear factor, blame culture and finger pointing at work. I can't do the same job anywhere else as there's nowhere else in a 50 mile radius. And to be honest it's a job sector notorious for bitching and bullying.

I just want a simpler, happier job. A colleague reckons I will be bored doing shop work. But I like customer service, I like people and I love the stuff that the shop is going to sell.

Maybe I could just do it for a year and see it as a career break and then go back to the hell hole. I'm 99% sure there would always be jobs going, staff turnover is crazy.

Good for you for being proactive. Don't sent a paper copy. You've done enough at this stage. As you say the shop isn't even built yet and who knows if he'd still have your paper cv a few months time or if it would have been lost in a pile somewhere.
Good luck.

Depending on where you are in the country, you're looking at, at least a 10k drop in wages. If you can afford it and it'll make you happy, then go for it, there's more to life than money.

Go for it!

Do it