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Make Your Resume Stand Out When You Attach It To Email
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It is becoming increasingly popular to apply for jobs through email rather than mailing or hand delivering them. It is much more cost effective as you do not have to purchase stamps nor do you have to print out a multitude of resumes. Also, many companies now prefer individuals to email their resumes in because it is easier for them to sort through them. It can get tiring sorting through the actual documents and stacks of paper can take up a lot of office space that could be utilized for other documents. So is there a difference when creating a resume that is intended for emailing or uploading online or can you simply use the one you already have ready for printing?
• Formatting – It is vital that you have different format types for your resume. You need a .txt version, a .doc and a .pdf file if you want to be versatile when sending in your resume electronically. Every company is going to want one of these formats so it is important to have each one just in case. It is easy to save these formats. Most word processing programs offer the .txt and .doc formats when you click “save as”. You are going to need a PDF writer in order to save to this format, but Adobe does offer a version that works with Microsoft Office and is included in the “save as” option.
• Sending Via Email – Many companies are not going to accept an attachment in their emails. There are two main reasons for this. The first is because the attachments may contain viruses and companies spend a great deal of money on their programs and their main computers contain the majority of their information. One virus can destroy the entire network so they are not going to risk it. The second reason is many who are doing the hiring simply are too lazy to open it.
• How to Send Your Resume – So how exactly should you submit your resume via email if you cannot attach it? The first thing you need to do is make sure that you write the subject line correctly. Let the Human Resources department know the email is your resume. Secondly, the first part of the email should be your introduction followed by the text of your cover letter. The main body of the email is going to be your actual resume. Close with a courteous salutation thanking them for their interest in you.
If you follow these steps for emailing your resume, you are going to have a better chance at someone actually receiving and looking at your resume. You really need to get the attention of the person who is doing the hiring so make sure they know when they receive your email that you are sending your resume. Do not attach it; instead, put your resume in the body of the email to make it easier for the person who is doing the hiring to read it.
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