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Should I apply for 2 positions at the same company?

If there are two open positions at a company I'd like to work for can I apply to both?

  • There's a company that I'd really like to work for that has two similar positions that I'm very interested in (I could see myself thriving in both).  Would it be okay to apply for both?  Would it be okay for me to e-mail the company (before I send my cover letter(s)) and ask them if it would be possible to be considered for both positions?  I would say that I'm very interested in both positions and would gladly write two distinct cover letters.  I could see this working in two directions: (1) It might come off as insincere, like I'm just trying to get a job there however I can OR (2) It might show them how much of an interest I have in their company.  So, yeah: (a) What do you think about doing this? (b) What do you think about e-mailing the company to ask their permission? Thanks!

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    It might give an impression to the company that you are not sure what you want to do. I will avoid it. While at interview, if it happens, I can subtly mention how interesting the other role also is to me. I will try to do some background research on which role has better chances on getting an interview and stick on that one. Maybe instead of emailing, try getting some insider information if you happen to know someone. Linkedin search gives some good data.

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Start with one. The best fit. If a recruiter contacts you ask their opinion about the differences between the two openings as a way the start the conversation about your interest in both. During my last job search, the company that recruited me had three possible positions open and were happy to talk about all of them and consider me for any, though in the end it was clear where the best fit was, to all parties. And that was right.

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In some companies like Microsoft, they actually expect you to apply for multiple roles in a company. With other companies, it's probably better that you don't apply for multiple jobs unless you have different recruiters working on each requisition. The reason for this is simple - most recruiters have a hard enough time matching your background to one position even if it is spelled out to them very clearly -- don't confuse them even more by trying to say you are interested in other things; it will only cause their heads to explode and you will lose - not them. Keep in mind most of those "multiple positions" are actually one position but have been broken out into multiple ones so they can hire the right person at the right level so applying for each of these "different roles" is really not worth the trouble.

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