If you do a google search on the term: How do you "apply in person" for a job?
- Most of the hits are for low paying non-professional positions.
Therefore, seems that this is not the best way to conduct ones self unless the position is for a target company or a company that is local.
If you have located an office name, but don't have the name of an individual, call ahead and speak with the secretary or receptionist. Explain politely and succinctly why you are calling (for information, not employment) and ask if you can be directed to an appropriate person.
You're goal to be there in person:
- Send resume to HR (know what positions the company is hiring for)
- Pick up any company data that is provided.
- Make yourself know, at least to the receptionist.
- If the receptionist is not busy, ask them about the company.
Note: Be nice to the Gatekeeper! Believe it or not, many people are abrupt, or even rude to the receptionist. The people that you first encounter when entering the interview site deserve just as much respect as the interviewer. After all, you don't know who that person at the desk is – it could be the person who will be interviewing you, and who's helping out while the receptionist runs to the washroom. And you can bet that if you treat the gatekeeper poorly, the interviewer will hear about it, and take it as a sign of how you treat people.
But, don't expect to get to talk to HR or the hiring manager.
- If you get in under false pretenses, you may mess up your opportunity to get the position you are looking for.