Career and Employment. Net

Career and Employment. Net

(Network of Career and Employment Service Providers)

Tips for sending cover letters and resumes

If you really want the job, follow up an e-mailed cover letter and resume with a hard copy you mail. Make sure this hard copy includes a cover letter, too, that restates who you are and why you're qualified. Somewhere in the cover letter, be sure to write, "I recently e-mailed you my resume and I'm following up with this hard copy."

Why should you do this? A hard copy gives your resume another chance for exposure and makes it easier for a potential boss to pass around or file your cover letter and resume. In cases where your e-mailed cover letter and resume have been overlooked in someone's in-box or rendered inaccessible by a computer glitch, a hard copy may be your only chance for exposure.

If you're including a resume as an attachment, first make sure the prospective employer accepts attachments. Then, in your cover letter, mention the program you used to create your attachment. ("I've enclosed a cover letter written in Microsoft Word 2000.") It's also a good idea to include a cut and paste text version of your resume in addition, in case the person reading the resume doesn't have the software to open your attachment.

With any resume file you're attaching, open it first to make sure it's updated, error free, and the version of your resume you want to send. Sending a virus is tantamount to sealing your job-doom. Save a copy of whatever you send by including your own e-mail address in the "BCC" field or by making sure a copy goes to your "Sent mail" folder. This allows you to resend the letter if a problem pops up. Lastly, don't fill in the "to" field with the recipient's e-mail address until you've finished writing and editing the cover letter and resume. This prevents you from accidentally sending off the message before it's ready.

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Being the Network of Career and Employment Service Providers and as an Monster Network Affiliate, we are the part of a global network with the presence in INDIA.

We are the affiliate of monster.com, Freelance Work Exchange and 6FigureJobs, The leading online executive career portal.and the largest executive recruitment organization in the world. Our affiliate partnership with the monster.com, 6FigureJobs, Freelance Work Exchange and others allow us to deploy a powerful international presence. We have a combined global reach over Students, Job Seekers, Job Providers and Employers and can provide our visitors with access to a database of more than a million individuals. Our aim:

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is to provide opportunities to the students to select their career; and
is to provide career and employment information to the job providers;

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