I need to prepare a resume and email it to potential employers. How do I do this?

Cube Dweller

Save your resume as a word document. Compose an email and click attach files, browse then open. This will attach your resume to your email.

vicseo

Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips:

1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc.
2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file.

Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

Good luck!

timbo371

If you attended/graduated from college, check with their career center - they are great resources and can be tremendously helpful.

Here are a few samples (from my alma mater's site) to get you started below. Be succinct and direct, and triple check for any spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors! Try to keep it under one page if you don't have much experience, and no more than 2 pages no matter what.

ALWAYS USE A COVER LETTER!

Good luck!

http://smu.edu/career/pdf/ResumeGuide07-08.pdf (resume guide)

http://smu.edu/career/pdf/ResumeHandout.pdf (more resume tips with sample resume and even words that are eye-catching)

http://smu.edu/career/pdf/handouts.asp

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