How Do I Email A Resume

There will be many occasions-no matter what industry-when you are asked to email your resume to an employer. This said, you should know how to do it successfully. Why, you may wonder? You may think, like many of us, that the format that we have now will work for any email process, and that the employer will receive the resume, just as professional-looking and impressive as it was prior to emailing it to them. Unfortunately, due to the nature of employers’ systems and their scanning processes-means of putting all received resumes into one format once received-your resume most likely will be received in a compromised format that is distracting or just not possible to read. Will the employer try to figure out what it says-hoping that you are the candidate they are looking to hire? No, probably not. Chances are, they will toss out your resume without another thought. What a shame! You might have been the best candidate for the job!

The point of the matter is that you must know how to properly email a resume, so that when asked, you can promptly do so, and be more applicable for a position you are seeking. Here are the best steps for successfully emailing your resume to potential employers:

As an Attachment
One of the most basic and easy ways to email your resume to a potential employer is by attaching your resume document in the format that you originally created it in. This is probably the easiest way to send an email version of your resume, though be forewarned that it is not always the most preferred manner. Here’s how to do it:

1. Get the correct email address for emailing your resume with cover letter, and enter it into the “to” field.
2. Input the position title in the “subject” line of the email.
3. Create and input your cover letter into the body of the email with the correct contact and customized approach.
4. Click on the “attach” button on your email program, choose “file”, and then select your resume from the place on your computer where it is stored.
5. Make sure it has successfully attached.
6. Click “send”.

As Body Content
Many employers do not trust any kind of attachments, and so will request that you email your resume in the body of the email. This means there are no attachments, and that both your cover letter and resume should be included correctly in your email. Here’s the steps you need to email your resume in the body of your email:

1. Get the correct email address for emailing your resume with cover letter, and enter it into the “to” field.
2. Input the position title in the “subject” line of the email.
3. Create and input your cover letter into the body of the email with the correct contact and customized approach.
4. Next, create at least two spaces prior to where you will input your resume in the body of the email.
5. Open your resume document.
6. “Select all” through your program’s “edit” function.
7. Select “Copy” from your program’s “edit” function.
8. Return to the body of your email.
9. Select “Paste” from your program’s “edit” function.
10. Scroll through your email to ensure that all is complete and correct.
11. Press “send”

Email Formatting
One final tip to ensure you adhere to is that most emailed resumes will be scanned by the employer to ensure that they are uniform and more convenient to review. This said, if you are attaching your resume, try to use the most simplest of format, fonts, no colors, etc; so that if it is converted to one uniform format once received, that the content of your resume will not be confused.