| As I have said many times before your resume will not | | | | If the company doesn't have a website or do not tell |
| get you the job you want. Your resume is only one | | | | you the process to use, ring the company and ask for |
| part of the equation. The purpose of your resume is to | | | | the Personnel or HR (Human Resources) department. |
| get you through the front door of the company you | | | | Then once you are put through, ask what's the best |
| wish to work for and have an interview. | | | | way to send your resume in. The Personnel or HR |
| So you have invested much of your precious time on | | | | department usually handle resumes before sending |
| writing and tweaking your resume, getting feedback | | | | onto the recruiting Line Manager. |
| and, now, you are extremely happy with the final | | | | Can Your Resume Be Read? |
| version. | | | | By the time your resume has been automatically |
| Replying To A Job Advert - Sending Your Resume | | | | processed by the recruiter, it may look very different |
| The vast majority of companies now ask you to send | | | | from the document you saw on your screen. Here are |
| in your resume by either post, fax or email. What's the | | | | some ideas you can use to ensure your resume can |
| most convenient for you? Most probably email. And | | | | be read: |
| guess what their preference is? Email - without any | | | | Never send a scanned copy of your resume. Scanned |
| argument. | | | | documents are harder to read. |
| Emailed resumes end up in the company's email | | | | Your resume needs to be a separate document |
| accounts and that prevents them from being lost or | | | | attached to your email. If you simply cut and paste |
| from failing to reach the right manager. Agencies have | | | | your resume into the body of your email, the |
| a very strong preference for resumes to be emailed | | | | formatting will be lost and your resume will be |
| or online applications as this makes their job easier | | | | unreadable. |
| when distributing your information to recruiting | | | | For my own personal documents like a resume, I |
| companies. | | | | always add a security password. Remember to |
| Speculative Resume Sending | | | | remove the password protection before sending your |
| Now let's talk about sending your resume speculatively. | | | | resume out. |
| Where best to send your resume takes a little | | | | Follow any instructions given in an advertisement for |
| research. Email may not be the most appropriate. Most | | | | quoting reference numbers in your email; these are |
| organisations have a set way in which they would like | | | | often used to automatically sort applications. |
| resumes submitted. | | | | If you are applying for a specific post, put the title in the |
| In smaller organisations, it is often most appropriate to | | | | covering email |
| send your resume directly to the line manager | | | | Keep the formatting in your resume simple. Spacing is |
| concerned. In this situation a paper resume is more | | | | often altered dramatically when a resume is entered |
| likely to catch the manager's attention (emails are | | | | onto an organisation's database and features such as |
| easily deleted without being properly read) although | | | | bold and underline are lost. Make sure that your |
| you may wish to send an electronic version as | | | | resume will be understandable even after the recruiter |
| backup, with your email referring to the fact you have | | | | has processed it. |
| already sent a paper copy. | | | | Don't attach a covering letter as a separate document |
| Most sizeable organisations will have their own | | | | as it is likely to become detached from the resume |
| website and detail the process to take. You may have | | | | itself in the course of the processing. Include |
| to apply online or they may ask you to send your | | | | introductory information in the body of the email. |
| resume to a particular email address. | | | | These guidelines will help get your brilliant resume read. |