| I'm sure you're already thinking of uploading your | | | | When pasting your resume, use a basic font style |
| resume to the popular job websites, but what about | | | | such as Arial - font size 10. You never want to copy |
| when contacting employers via email? There's a | | | | and paste, and then submit your resume. You should |
| certain etiquette that should be established when | | | | check over everything to make sure everything is |
| contacting employers via email, and this article will | | | | the way you want it to be. Believe it not, some |
| shed some light on the subject. | | | | people will just copy and paste and send it off, which |
| Each employer has their different rules as far as how | | | | is a big no-no. |
| they want you to submit your resume, so chances | | | | Don't bold anything. Keep your entire resume simple |
| are, you will have to have a few different versions | | | | since you have no idea what kind of email program |
| of your resume during your job hunt. One particular | | | | your employer is using. |
| form of resume that you should have is the one | | | | Now if your employer ask you to send your text |
| where you transmit via email in a text file. | | | | resume as an attachment, then a whole different |
| If you've created your resume in Microsoft Word | | | | kind of etiquette will need to be used. You will want |
| and an employer wants it in a text file, here are a | | | | to include a cover letter with your resume also when |
| few simple steps you can take to convert your MS | | | | sending as an attachment. In your cover letter, you |
| Word resume into a text file: | | | | will want to include the address of your employer - |
| 1) Go to "File" and click on "Save As" | | | | which can be found in the job listing or on the |
| 2) Rename your file | | | | company's website. |
| 3) Click on the "save as type" box underneath, and | | | | And even if you copy and paste your resume into |
| select "Plain Text" | | | | the email, you should still include a brief cover letter |
| 4) Save the file | | | | to kind of "introduce" yourself to your employer. |
| After you've done this, you will want to review the | | | | As a final tip, before send your resume off, try |
| file. Some editing may be necessary but rest assured | | | | sending it to yourself to see how it will look. You |
| all information will remain intact. You will want to | | | | want to make sure that your resume looks exactly |
| make sure that the spaces, bullet points, and tabs | | | | the way you want it to look, so you should send it |
| have transferred over, and that all spacing is correct. | | | | to some friends or family members first and ask |
| After you've done all of this, it's time to go and send | | | | them to forward it back to you to see how it looks. |
| your email. If you're employer wants you to email | | | | This will be the best way to tell if your resume is |
| your resume in the body of your email, then you | | | | getting to your employer the way that you want it |
| should make sure that your email program is already | | | | to, so practice is important. Keep these tips in mind |
| in the text format. If it isn't, switch it over from | | | | when sending your resume by email. |
| HTML to text format. | | | | |