Send Your Resume as an Attachment

By Kevin Donlin

President

Guaranteed Resumes

I hear this question from almost every client: what's the best way to email my résumé to employers? Should I send the résumé as an attachment, or send it in the email message itself?

Answer -- you should do both.

First, send your résumé as an attachment. The most popular word processors are Word and WordPerfect. If your résumé is in one of these 2 formats, you should have no trouble.

But, because attachments can contain viruses, a growing number of employers prefer that you send the résumé in the body of your email.

To do this, just copy and paste the text into your email message. If you're not familiar with how to copy and paste text, refer to your user manual.

And that's it! When you send your résumé as both an attachment and in the body of the email itself, you can be certain that one way or another, your résumé will get read.

Kevin Donlin owns and operates Guaranteed Resumes. Since 1995, he has provided resumes, cover letters and online job-search assistance to clients on five continents. He's been interviewed by WCCO and WLTE radio, and KMSP TV, among others. His articles have appeared in the National Business Employment Weekly, Home Office Computing magazine, Twin Cities Employment Weekly, the c|net online magazine and others.

 

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