When options are listed is email, fax, or snail mail preferred?
2006-10-23 09:13:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Which option is preferred is really going to depend upon the company and individual reveiwing them. Email is nice because it gives you tracking and a quick way to get back to someone.
The best advice I can give is to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. Many times emplyment ads are used as a prescreening means. When I placed help wanted ads, I would put specific instructions into my ads, like "send resume in RTF format". Any applicant for a position that didn't follow those instructions (or at least contact me and ask about alternatives) was immediately disregarded. After all, if a job applicant can't follow a simple instruction for submitting their resume, how can I expect them to follow instructions as an employee.
Sometimes, though, I did run into people who couldn't follow the instructions but would phone me before hand and ask if they could send another format, or fax it, etc - I would "allow" them an alternative, but they actually bumped themselves up a notch in my screening because they took the initiative to ask. Same goes for those who sent in the "wrong" format, but took time to explain why.
2006-10-23 09:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by Chris H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No send it by e-mail with the cover letter as one attachment and the resume as another attachment. Be careful some companies want a generic resume with no bolding, no italics and no underlines so they can scan it into their system. Otherwise just use Microsoft Word or Acrobat Reader to send the resume and cover letter. I am in HR and this is best for me. I do not agree with the expert above who says forget the cover letter. Some companies want a cover letter and request it in their advertising. If you forget about it this works against you. But I know no company that will rule you out because you provided one. Now is you are sending out 10,000 resumes, maybe. But most people send a few to a hundred or two hundred. Regards and good luck,.
2006-10-23 09:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most hiring managers don't bother with the cover letter any more, unless you are applying for executive level positions.
The key for online application is to try make your application as easy for the recipient as possible. Here are a few tips:
- E-mail your resume as an attachment in Word or PDF format
- Name your resume with your name instead of something generic like "resume.doc"
- Use the body of the email for a brief cover letter, including the position you are applying and where did you see the position being advertised.
- Include the job title in the Subject line of your e-mail, job ID if there is one. For example, "Mary Smith applicant for Public Relation Rep - ID B12000"
Best wishes.
2006-10-23 09:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by JQT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer email from my applicants. It gives me easy access to their resumes/applications when I need it. Fax can distort the resume and there is no guarantee when the mail will be delivered.
2006-10-23 09:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a conceal letter is your hazard to introduce and truly sell your self to your potential business employer. a resume is an itemized checklist of previous jobs and studies ideally pertaining to to the area being utilized for. an SOP is on the precise of your resume and it states the pupose of your resume eg: to acquire finished time employment as a.....(fill interior the sparkling)
2016-11-25 00:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
summerised, easy to read and imfact there is a spacific way to type your resume
so find out how
with your personal info in the beginning from
the current imployment info and ending at the oldest and at the end adding your skills your aims and your age maritual status
thats about it
2006-10-23 09:23:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In actual fact, you don't really need to send a cover letter as most HR executives find it tough to file them. Try to also send your resume in email format.
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2006-10-23 09:15:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋