Internet Job Search - Communication

Sending your resume or cover letter online

It is possible to submit your resume or cover letter via e-mail, or by filling out an application at an employer's web site.

E-mail. In the text section of the e-mail, tell the employer you have attached your resume and/or cover letter. Write in a formal manner and do a spell check before you send. If you opt to attach your resume, make sure you tell the employer the job # or position you are seeking.

To add a document to your e-mail:

Click the attach button on the e-mail
A list of locations on your hard drive where the document may be located will appear
Locate the document and double click on the document title
The document will be attached to your e-mail
If you have difficulty finding the documentation our computer, it may be easier to save it to your desktop before attaching it to your e-mail
Repeat to add your cover letter

Make sure the document is attached by viewing a small icon at the bottom of the e-mail, or send a copy to yourself.

Online Application. If you decide to complete an online application for an employer, they may require you to submit your resume at the end of the application.

Attaching Your Resume

Click the browse button and locate your document
Highlight the document you wish to attach by clicking on it with the cursor
Click "ok" to add the resume to your application.

Make sure the document is in the appropriate format, usually Word95/97 or RTF.

Pasting Your Resume in a Text box

You may be able to copy and paste your resume from the document to an available text box within the application.

Copy and pasting your resume will change it from document format to text format (ASCII) thereby distorting symbols, fonts and spacing throughout your resume.

In some cases, you will only be able to paste a limited number of characters into the text box so you may have to cut information from your resume to make it fit.

Look the text over after pasting to make sure it still appears how you want it to look.

Sample e-mail

Subject line: Job opening

Text:

Dear Representative (INSERT NAME IF YOU KNOW IT):

Attached you will find my resume and cover letter in response to your job posting #2346 on the APT.org. I will be graduating in May 2003 and I am interested in an inpatient physical therapy position with your organization. Please contact me if you have any further questions.

Thank you,

YOUR NAME