When emailing a resume and cover letter, what should I put in the actual email itself?

Question

In other words, what wording or phrases should be in the body of the email? Should I remain as ultra-professional as my cover letter (ie. Dear Ms. Brown:) or is business casual acceptable (Ms. Brown,)? Or even casual yet professional (Kathy,). The below is what I normally put in the email, but I am just not sure. Any ideas? How long/short should it be? What should be included? What should be left out?

Dear Hiring Manager (if name is unknown, otherwise Dear Ms. Brown):

The following attachment is for the Administrative opportunity at your company. I have over five years of experience and am anxious to hear more about your organization! I appreciate your consideration, and hope I have the opportunity to speak with you further. Thank you.

My Name
My Phone
My Email

I really want to make the email itself stand out and POP. Otherwise, they may delete and not read it at all. I live in Michigan and the job market is aggressive and tough. There are more people needing jobs than we have jobs available. Recruiters are getting thousands and thousands of resumes for maybe only one position. I want them to be interested enough to want to open my attachment.

Answer 1

Use eager instead of anxious. The words mean two different things. Otherwise it sounds good. Don't capitalize Adminstrative unless it's a specific job - like I'd capitalize Administrative Assistant. I'd keep it professional with the colon after the name in salutation, etc.

Answer 2

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As you asked; "In other words, what wording or phrases should be in the body of the email? Should I remain as ultraprofessional as my cover letter (ie. Dear Ms. Brown:) or is business casual acceptable (Ms. Brown,)? Or even casual yet professional (Kathy,). The below is what I normally put in the email, but I am just not sure. Any ideas? How long/short should it be? What should be included? What should be left out? Dear Hiring Manager (if name is unknown, otherwise Dear Ms. Brown): The following attachment is for the Administrative opportunity at your company. I have over five years of experience and am anxious to hear more about your organization! I appreciate your consideration, and hope I have the opportunity to speak with you further. Thank you. My Name My Phone My Email" I hope it may help you.

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Answer 3

Don't put the cover letter as an email itself. Keep it as an attachment with the resume. In the body of the email stick to something general. Dear _____: and what you wrote above is pretty good. Stay along those lines.

Answer 4

I think what you got is perfect. I write something like::

, I have read with great interest your post in the about the position of and I have attached my resume for your consideration. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerly,
etc...

In my experience - this bit in email is scanned briefly and the actual resume and interviews are much more important. The statement of experience you included is very good. It almost promises a look at resume. I have found great help with organization based in NYC called five oclock club. You do not have to be member or even in New York.. just google five oclock club NYC. Sorry I dont have website. Free email consult. Good Luck !!

Answer 5

If you want your Resume to stand out & be seen, I'd say not to e-mail it. Deliver in person, or use snail-mail.
Fax to a named person only if you know the person.
The Resume should be short & to the point, 2-3 pages at most.
Page 1, your name & job description, work history in reverse time order, with dates from/to, stress accomplishments.
Page 2, education history in time order, show highest level.

Answer 6

There is no need for detail on the email if you are attaching a cover letter and resume. And you should send the cover letter and resume as an attachment. NEVER send them in the body of the email.

On the email -

Please find my resume attached. Thank you for your consideration.

Name
Address
Home Phone
Cell Phone
Fax

Then attach your cover letter and resume to the email as one document.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You may want to log onto Monster.com or Hotjobs.com. They have information regarding things like this.