I know that when you physically mail a resume, you should include a cover letter, but when you email a resume should you include a cover letter in the same MS Word document and then have the resume on page 2? Should I just email the resume alone?
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August 21st, 2009 at 3:39 am
put the cover letter in the body of the email
August 22nd, 2009 at 3:04 pm
When emailing your resume, the cover letter is in the message. Just type on how you are “fit” for that position. You want the employer to read it, don’t you. good luck.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Yes. Same as regular mail. Cover letter helps to draw interest to specifics of your resume and potential benefit to employer. It gives a reason for the employer to read your resume with more thought. Make the cover letter the first page of your MS Word document and the resume to follow on page 2-3 etc.
August 25th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Definitely…. Your cover letter will distinguish you from the others…. Don’t worry about the length of both the cover and the resume on an Emailed resume! There are no page breaks on emails so the recruiter won’t notice as he/she would in a traditional “snail mail” resume.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Yes, the cover letter is the email body. The resume is the attachment.
August 27th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Either write a “cover letter” e-mail and enclose a copy of your resume, or enclose both documents with a brief note (”Enclosed please find my cover letter and resume for the position of…..”) Both methods are correct although as an HR manager I prefer the first because it looks less “cut and paste.”
August 30th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
i always send two seperate docs one cover page and my resume..but always send a cover letter (to go into more depth about you and your accomplishments)