| E-mail resumes are a different game than your | | | | she will probably just move onto the next one, |
| regular, paper resume that you send out to | | | | something you don't want to happen. Keep in |
| potential employers. Because of the accessibility | | | | mind that plain text editors do not have spell |
| of the internet, your potential employer receives | | | | checks typically, so look your resume over |
| a bevy of internet resumes, and you need to be | | | | carefully. Make sure you save your file as a .txt, |
| sure that yours is the one that truly stands out. | | | | so that it is universally readable. |
| Here are some quick tips on sending a successful | | | | After you've formatted and tweaked your |
| e-mail resume to help you snag that coveted job. | | | | resume until you feel it is ready to send, test |
| First, leave the fancy formatting for the paper | | | | send it to your own e-mail so that you know all |
| resumes. Because you don't know what type of | | | | attachments work. Be sure to test out an e-mail |
| program the potential employer is viewing the | | | | message to go along with it, usually a quick |
| documents on, it is a good idea to use Notepad or | | | | version of a cover letter to make the employer |
| another plain text editor to create your e-mail | | | | interested enough to open your attached resume. |
| resume. This way there is no confusion. If an | | | | This way, you can be sure you aren't skipped |
| employer can't open an e-mail attachment, he or | | | | over in the screening process. |