TITLE: Career Search & Job Search is the leading career center in US.

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Site Description: Career Search and Job Search offers tips and free resume sample, resume writing, example, cover letter, write resume, resume template format, help, and resume builder. Post resume for free.

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You know why you want to go online, you know how to get online, you think

you know what you are getting yourself into, so, you figure, it's full speed

ahead! Wait a second! First things first. How do you respond to the job listings

found on the Internet? Do you just send a casual e-mail note back to the poster

saying, "Hi, I want that job you advertised on the Internet"? No No No/ Your

application for employment has to be just as good online as it is off, so let's go

over a few more details before pursuing your electronic job search.

Applying for Positions Advertised on the Internet

The fastest way to respond to Internet job listings is by e-mailing your cover

letter and resume to the person or organization indicated. You still need that

great resume and fantastic cover letter, but there are a few things you need to

do a little differently.

1. You need a resume in plain text, sometimes called ASCII or DOS text, for sending

via e-mail. (This procedure is explained in the next section, "Preparing Your

Resume for E-Mail.") Check it and make sure it looks good! You don't want

your text to wrap oddly and look bad on a different size monitor, so keep the

width to 65 columns (characters) wide. Absolutely no word processing files!

These will not e-mail well, and the person on the receiving end will not take

the time to reassemble your resume.

2. Send your resume in the text of the e-mail message. You have only about 30

seconds to catch the eye of recruiters and get them to read your resume. If you

send your resume as an attachment, recruiters have to go looking for it on the

computer and then try to decipher it. Zip! Your 30 seconds are over before they

even start. Put the resume right in the message so the reader will see it imme-

diately upon opening the mail. You should also be aware that many e-mail

systems cannot handle attachments well, and some will even refuse to accept

them in this day of rampant computer viruses.

 

3. Include a cover letter, and be sure to note where you found the posting. Make

sure recruiters and employers know you are an Internet user and that their

online recruiting has been successful so they will keep doing it. You can create

and store a "standard" cover letter in text, but remember to customize it for

each job listing for which you are applying. Again, check the format and width

before you send it.

4. Send your resume and cover letter in one file. Would you mail a letter and

resume in separate envelopes? Never! You may think your resume is too long,

since it covers many screens, but if you have written a one- or two-page resume

and merely transferred it to plain text, it is the proper length. Catch the

employer's eye with a good "Objective" statement and a summary of your skills

right at the top where they can be found within that 30-second time frame.

5. Use the advertised job title as the "Subject" of your e-mail message, citing any

relevant job numbers as noted in the posting. This makes it easy to route your

resume and letter to the appropriate person. If you are "cold calling" to get

your resume into someone's hands without an advertised position to note, put

a few words stating your objective in the "Subject" line. If you use one Internet

job service frequently and have had good luck finding positions advertised

there, consider registering your resume with that service. Some job databases

automate the application process, letting those with a registered resume at the

site forward it in response to a job announcement with a single mouse click.

It's also likely the same recruiters who post their jobs here also search the

resume database, increasing your chances of being found.

6. Warning: Some positions advertise online but do not accept resumes via e-mail!

Sometimes employers want the materials sent to a specific e-mail address,

depending on the job, but sometimes they will accept resumes only via fax or

regular mail. Be sure to read a listing carefully before you respond to it. Follow

the application instructions as given. You don't want to send your resume to

the wrong address or the wrong person. Always cite the job title advertised and

any code numbers requested. If you can't follow directions for applying to the

company, then the company can't be sure you'll follow directions as an

employee.

TITLE: Career Search & Job Search is the leading career center in US.

Career Category: Jobs, Career, Resume, Job Search, Career Search, Job Listing, Monster Job, Job Bank

Site Description: Career Search and Job Search offers tips and free resume sample, resume writing, example, cover letter, write resume, resume template format, help, and resume builder. Post resume for free.

Career Topics: Career Builder, Engineering Career, Search, Planning, Links, Test, Information, Change, Education, Job Opportunity, Assessment, Counseling, Career Center, Monster Job, Job Bank, Government Job, California Job, Job Listing Online