If you email your resume to employers and they can’t open or read it, what
chance do you have of getting called for an interview?
Roughly zero.
So, how can you e-mail your resume to ensure that employers can read it?
For best
results, send your resume INSIDE and ATTACHED to your e-mail. That way, even if
you have Windows and the employer has a Mac, for example, you're sure that your
documents can be read.
Follow
these steps before e-mailing your resume to employers:
- copy and paste the text of your
resume and cover letter into the body of an e-mail;
- attach the document (in Word or
WordPerfect) to the e-mail;
- send a test message to yourself
and a friend, to see how the whole thing will look and print -- if it's a
mess, adjust and test until it works.
Action Step:
Practice emailing your resume following the instructions above. Send it to at
least 2 friends and ask them to report on what they see. Do this until you’re
100% certain you’re emailing your resume correctly.
Compliments of David Perry and Kevin Donlin
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