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Articles: My Thoughts | Emailing Your Resume
- Mr Medasani krishnakishore
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Limit each line in your resume to 72 characters. Most email programs wrap text around at 72 characters. That means any line longer than 72 characters is going to be cut off and dropped down to the next line, making your resume look like it was hit by a chainsaw. Avoiding that 73rd character will help format the document so it stays organised and easy to read. Showcase your strong points first. Newspaper articles include the most important information at the front of the article; the best parts of your resume should be up front, too. Don't make the recruiter scroll down through loads of information before getting to the good stuff.
Run the spell check. Errors in any type of written orrespondence can get you dinged. Don't let the seeming informality of the electronic resume allow you to omit this key step. But don't let your faith in technology make you complacent, either; spell checkers give all sorts of mistakes the green light. Take your e-resume out for a test drive. Email your resume to yourself, because you'd much rather it be you who catches technical problems and errors and not a recruiter.
Make sure the text looks right on the screen and prints out correctly. Cover letters that accompany e-resumes should be brief and concise. Keep in mind that recruiters want you to introduce yourself, they want to see how you write, and they want to see you make a case for why the position they need to fill is the one you're right for. Be sure to indicate which position you're applying for, what your qualifications are, and what you can contribute to the company.
How to email?
Emailing your resume can be a straightforward process. With a little understanding of how email and the Internet work, you'll be sending your resume through cyberspace in no time, using three basic steps: Go online, paste your cover letter and resume into the email message, and send it to the employer. To do this, you need a version of your resume specifically set up for emailing.
Many Internet users think they should send their individual resumes as attachments to their email messages. They assume that formatted documents that are attached will arrive intact and be easily opened at the other end. Make a back up. Save a copy of your resume on a disk and on your hard drive so you don't lose it. Also, make hard copies on good paper stock. You want to make sure that if your resume gets lost, you can reproduce it quickly. You also want to be sure that when you're called in to interview, you've got a paper copy that looks good to bring with you.
Recruiters love to misplace paper once they've called candidates in to interview, and if you show up prepared with some back-ups, that's a detail that will count in your favor when it comes to decision-making time. Attached files are known to carry viruses, so employers may choose not to open them. Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) may not be compatible with the employer's ISP, making your attachment impossible to open on the receiving end. You and the potential employer may be on different computer platforms making the attached files unable to be received. Don’t count on the employer going to any extra effort to convert and open your attached file. Chances are, he will delete your email entirely. If a job posting specifically asks that your resume be sent as an attachment, follow the directions provided and assume the employer is capable of opening and reading it.
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