Resume Emailing Tips

These days, most resumes are emailed to the potential employer or to the
recruiter conducting a specific search. It is a thing of the past to fax or snail mail his/her resume when replying to a job posting.

Often times job applicants over look the fact that human resource professionals and
recrutiers are often overworked. This can lead to many applicants to mistakenly commit
goofs that hinder them in the selection process. Below are a few helpful hints that will
help maximize your chances of just emailing your resume into the proverbial "blackhole".

• ALWAYS email your resume in a Microsoft Word file.
  
  
• NEVER send your resume in a zip file it, text file, or incorporate any type of pictures

• ALWAYS make sure you name appears in the subject line and throughout the cover letter in the body of the email

• ALWAYS name the document with your name, last name first.
  Example: “Jones, Mary Resume.doc”

• NEVER label your resume “Resume.doc” or “MyResume.doc”, etc.  Using your name
  inthe document title shows you are taking into account the recipients organizational needs.

• ALWAYS make your cover letter part of your opening email message, and make
  sure it is tailored to the specific job posting.

• NEVER send generic cover letters. This demonstrates that you've got a shotgun approach and that you answer bunches of ads rather than being selective..  

• NEVER instruct the recruiter to go to your website to view your resume.

• NEVER attempt to have ongoing or lengthy email conversations with your recruiter.

• ALWAYS follow up with a telephone. Recruiters need to hear your grammar, your
  diction and your oral presentation.

• NEVER cancel an interview at the last moment by email. This will most definitely ruin
  any your chance at candidacy.

By using good old common sense when emailing you will stand out from the mass or
resumes that recruiters see everyday.