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Time is everything. One of the major benefits of emailing your resume is that you can time the delivery and insure the fonts and typeface will be received as you intended. We would encourage you, if possible, to email your resume instead of faxing. Emails are easily managed and are on the cutting edge.

Pitfalls of Email resumes:

Non-compatible hardware. Mac vs. PC.

Non compatible file formats. A prime example would be emailing your resume in WordPerfect and the employer is using MS Word.

Attachments: With the recent scares of attachment viruses, most employers would like the resume to be within the body of the message.

Non-compatible proprietary email programs.

Corporate Firewalls

The solution? Always send your email resume in an ASCII format. This text (.txt) version is compatible with most systems. Check out our "Resumes ASCII Versions" article for more details. All of which is to say, always email your resume in ASCII text only in the body of the email message.

*Additional Guidelines:

  • Always use your spell checker after composing your resume.
  • Use your margins in a format that allows for 1 inch on each side.
  • Text should be a Serif or Courier font in a 10-12 point range.
  • Keywords reflecting the jargon of the company and key points of the job description.
  • Avoid special effects such as Italics, bullets and graphics.
  • Use the cut and paste technique and place the resume in the body of the message.
  • If you have a personal website, include your URL address for easy access and more detail (if applicable).
  • Save your completed resume with an easy identifiable name for easy access.
  • Save your resume in a text only with line breaks format.
  • Send your resume to yourself or an associate to review how it will be received.
  • Send a follow-up hard copy of your resume. This version can utilize all the special effects that were removed for the email .txt version.
  • Always follow up within a few days to insure your resume was received.
* Include these guidelines also to your cover letter

2 Thessalonians 3:6-16
6And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command with the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from any Christian who lives in idleness and doesn't follow the tradition of hard work we gave you. 7For you know that you ought to follow our example. We were never lazy when we were with you. 8We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9It wasn't that we didn't have the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow. 10Even while we were with you, we gave you this rule: "Whoever does not work should not eat." 11Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and wasting time meddling in other people's business. 12In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we appeal to such people-no, we command them: Settle down and get to work. Earn your own living. 13And I say to the rest of you, dear brothers and sisters, never get tired of doing good. 14Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. 15Don't think of them as enemies, but speak to them as you would to a Christian who needs to be warned.16May the Lord of peace himself always give you his peace no matter what happens. The Lord be with you all.

1 Peter 2:17
Show respect for everyone. Love your Christian brothers and sisters. Fear God. Show respect for the king.

Insights:

Frustration is common in the Job Search.

Hebrews 10:36
Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the LORD always, for the LORD GOD is the eternal Rock.

May God guide and direct you in your search.


By: Jeff Farmer, CCC
©Christian Employment Resource, 2000

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