{"id":665482,"date":"2025-12-22T23:54:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/665482\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T23:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:54:51","slug":"cold-email-landed-me-a-first-job-at-lvmh-says-nespresso-u-k-ceo-anna-lundstrom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/665482\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold email landed me a first job at LVMH, says Nespresso U.K. CEO Anna Lundstrom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anna Lundstrom, now at the helm of Nespresso\u2019s U.K. and Ireland operations, once strutted in the world of high-end fashion with Chanel<\/a>, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci on her r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n

In an industry notorious for its cutthroat competition and nepotistic tendencies, landing a job at just one of these fashion powerhouses would be the realization of a lifelong dream for many; the world of couture often remains elusive for the average job seeker.<\/p>\n

So, how did Lundstrom, a student at the time with no industry connections, manage to penetrate this exclusive world? Surprisingly, it all began with a cold email.<\/p>\n

In 2003 Lundstrom was in her final year of university at the London School of Economics and Political Science when she came across a Drapers interview with Xavier de Roy\u00e8re, the U.K. head of French luxury powerhouse Louis Vuitton Mo\u00ebt Hennessy (LVMH) at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018We never get applicants from LSE who want to work in our industry,\u201d she recalls to Fortune. \u201cI was like, oh my goodness, this is a sign.\u201d <\/p>\n

She immediately wrote to the LVMH U.K. boss to express her interest in pursuing a career at the company behind high-end brands like Christian Dior<\/a>, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany<\/a> & Co., to name a few.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before long, Lundstrom got a call back from de Roy\u00e8re\u2019s office inviting her for an interview for a project he had in the works.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From there, he offered her an internship, which soon turned into her first permanent role after graduating, as the head of CRM (customer relationship management) for Louis Vuitton in the U.K. and Ireland.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, it turned out that a cold email provided Lundstrom with the foot in the door that she needed to prove her prowess, work her way up the ladder, and eventually land at Nespresso. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the lesson is to try to find a personal angle and just go for it,\u201d she concludes. \u201cIt\u2019s very powerful when you reach out to individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Want to get an internship? Give emailing the boss a go<\/p>\n

There are many ways of formally applying for internships and breaking into an industry, but Lundstrom still recommends job seekers email the boss to strengthen their chances of landing a position.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the only way, but it can show determination and passion if there is a specific reason to it,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n

And Lundstrom doesn\u2019t just talk the talk.<\/p>\n

Impressed by those students who take the time to find her email address and write to her, she tries to respond to every student letter that lands in her inbox. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere might not always be an opportunity within Nespresso. But if I can I try to help them or even have a coffee with them,\u201d she adds. \u201cNow 20 years on, it must be even more challenging not only to know what you want to do but also to understand how things work and how to get forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t fire blanket emails at senior leaders if you want any chance of a response.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always helpful if there\u2019s a specific reason to it,\u201d Lundstrom advises. \u201cLike when I emailed Xavier, he was the one who said nobody from LSE ever applies, so I was responding to a specific quote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019s not the only approach these days, but definitely, it\u2019s one way to at least get some advice,\u201d she concludes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A version of this story originally published at\u00a0Fortune.com<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Aug. 31, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anna Lundstrom, now at the helm of Nespresso\u2019s U.K. and Ireland operations, once strutted in the world of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3976],"tags":[331,332,155162,155163,155164,13,18147,14,15,12,3992,3993,3994,3995,3996,3997],"class_list":["post-665482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vereinigtes-koenigreich","tag-aktuelle-nachrichten","tag-aktuelle-news","tag-chief-executive-officer-ceo","tag-europe-migrated","tag-evergreen-refresh","tag-headlines","tag-lvmh","tag-nachrichten","tag-news","tag-schlagzeilen","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland","tag-vereinigtes-koenigreich","tag-vereinigtes-koenigreich-grossbritannien-und-nordirland","tag-vereinigtes-koenigreich-von-grossbritannien-und-nordirland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@de\/115765924530620518","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}