How to Email Your Resume

You will find many Internet sights that you can not only do job searches and post your CV on. These sights are very competitive, so getting your CV right is important. These search engines allow you to upload your curriculum vitae in a Microsoft Word or text file format, or create one using their forms. There are other ways to get your resume out to prospective employers, sending them direct via emails could be one of them. Keep in mind that requirements for accepting files via e-mail can vary with each employer or headhunter.

Lots of employers will accept resumes in Microsoft word format and this is why its very important to get the formating right, remember just because it looks OK on your computer doesn’t mean it will on theirs. Before you send it make sure all the formatting is correct especially the tabs and bullet points as they will mess up the formating if not corrected before you send it. If you are sending it in plain text format you wil probable have realized that you can’t include bolded or italicized text so just make sure all the text is laid out correctly and left justified.

If an employer asks that you include your curriculum vitae in the body of an email, treat this as a text file when formatting. The basic fonts used by many employers are Arial or Times New Roman so make sure you use the same especially if you are cutting and pasting your resume directly into your email instead of sending it as an attachment. Adjust all the spacing and bullet points as appropriate. A good rule to follow is to keep the email simple – avoid bolding or italicizing text since you don’t really know the type of email software your recipient is using or if the accept HTML or text emails only.

If you are sending your curriculum vitae as an attachment, format the body of your email as a cover letter and at the top of the email, include your name and address, as well as the address of your recipient. The same guidelines of an emails content should be used when sending it in the emails body. Do not make the mistake of just sending your resume in the body of the email and think this is the only details you should be sending. You still need to let your employer know a little bit more about yourself via a cover letter,even if it is copied into the email. Even a cut and past curriculum vitae is not enough, make sure you include more details in a covering letter even if this is also icluded in the body of the email.

Nonetheless, since you will include your address at the top of the email, feel free to start your CV with a career objective instead of including the heading with your name and address. Sending your cut and past CV to an email adress you have access to is a good way to test the formatting, this way you can see what your new employer will see and correct any formatting problems before sending to your new employer. In this way you can make sure that your curriculum vitae represents you to employers in a tidy and professional manner.