To cold call potential employers?

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I am desperate to leave my current job but there aren’t really any vacancies for what I do and the location I want.

I tried a recruitment firm and they contacted a few firms but did not hear anything back. LinkedIn has not been conducive.

WIBU to contact firms myself to ask if they would be open to hiring? I would email and wouldn’t give my CV but would give some blurb with my background (I have very good experience).

Or is this a massive faux pas?!

I’ve done it and it’s how I’ve got all of my jobs 😂

Very much depends on industry and your role. It would be a no no in most professional jobs.
Is your linked in fully up to date, open to offers, been posting content regularly.

Do it - what have you got to lose. It shows that you are pro-active. They can just ignore it if they wish.

What have you got to lose? We've recruited some good people this way.
Don't send your email to HR or a generic address though. Use LinkedIn and other reliable sources (eg your own networking contacts?) to identify and target people who will understand how your skills might fit. Follow up with a phone call a few days later.
Good luck.

You need to cold call the Op who has £16ph jobs that aren’t being filled!

Seriously though, yes. Lots of employers have vacancies that are advertised internally, or kind of need someone but cba to advertise etc.

As a former successful speculative applicant and telemarketer, this is good advice. Definitely get a named contact in your target team/department and send an email with your CV to that person’s email address. When you follow up with a phone call, if you get a “gatekeeper” asking what it’s about, say “I emailed X recently and said I’d call”. If they ask what it’s about say “I’ll recap on the email when I speak to him/her”. If they say “He/she’ll call you if he/she’s interested” say “Well, they won’t because they’ll be expecting me to call”. If they still won’t put you through, say “I can’t let them down when I promised to call”. Obviously, make clear you don’t want to interrupt a meeting or whatever and ask for a convenient time to call back!

Thanks! That’s my weekend sorted then.

I got my current job by applying speculatively but they said on their website they were open to speculative applications. I was worried to do the same when there is literally nothing advertised 😂

Go for it. I’ve walked in, smartly dressed and asked if anyone could spare some valuable time with me, result hired on the spot due to the positive attitude.