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Preparing Your Resume for E-Mail

Preparing a resume for electronic mail is an easy process, and anyone who is

creating a resume should take the few extra minutes to generate a plain text

version while still at the computer. Most word processors and resume-writing

programs will let you save a file to plain text. The next step, altering the

format, is simple. The whole process takes four steps.

1. Create your resume with the formatting and display style recommended by the

people helping you or the guides you consult. Check it for spelling and grammar,

and read it over carefully to be sure you catch any mistakes the computer

didn't. Since this is the resume you'll send to employers through the mail, and

you have probably used some design features such as boldface, highlighting,

and underlining, we'll refer to it as your designed resume.

2. Print a copy of the designed resume, and then make a copy of the computer file.

Name the copy "resume.txt," and tell your word processor to save this to text

only. You will probably get a message saying that you will lose the formatting,

which is exactly what you want. Say "Yes."

3. Using any text editor, edit the resume.txt file to resemble your printed resume.

Notepad in Windows and SimpleText in Macintosh are examples of text editors.

Redo the spacing using the space bar, and add some highlighting characters to

highlight your skills and so on, as you did on your designed resume. (See

"Internet Tip: Highlighting Your Resume.") You must redo the margins for

e-mail so that your text area is no wider than 65 characters across the screen.

(Yes, you will have to sit there and count each letter and space to 65. Put a

sticky note on the computer monitor for a visual marker.) Each line of your

resume will have to fit within this format, and you will need to end each with

a hard return, using the Enter key on the keyboard. Again, save this copy as

text. This is now your e-mail resume.

4. Save both of the files on a diskette. Keep that resume ready to edit, print,

or e-mail on demand. If you make changes to your designed resume, then

make the same changes to your e-mail resume. If you create a new designed

resume, take a few minutes to set up the companion e-mail resume at the

same time.

Once you have redone your resume in the plain-text format, e-mail it to your-

self and to a friend to see how it looks after going through the Internet. This

will help you identify any formatting problems before you start sending it out

to possible employers.

There are several places on the Internet where you can examine other resumes

to see what your fellow job seekers have done to present their information

The misc.jobs.resumes Usenet newsgroup is one good place to view resumes

Also, the Future Access' Employment Guide (http://futureaccess.com) and

Headhunter.net (http://^.headhunter.net) both maintain publicly searchable

resume databases. You will find some very good and some not so good

resumes out there, so note the problems and be sure you don't copy them

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.

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