Creating E-mail Resumes

• With the Internet becoming a greater factor in the job search process, so to is the use of E-mail resumes. Creating the E-mail resume is straightforward and relatively uncomplicated. You will need to reconcile yourself to the fact that an e-mail resume is not going to be as attractive as your printed one, but it will be highly effective in getting your qualifications into Cyberspace quickly, both in e-mail and for posting to resume databases.
  
  
• As some screens only read 60 columns across, set your page width accordingly.
  
  
• If your resume uses bullets, replace them with * or - . Remove all tabs and where space is required, use the spacebar.
  
  
• Use spaces to separate jobs and paragraphs.
  
  
• Only use keyboard symbols. Avoid em or en dashes. No smart quotes or mathematical symbols. Remember, if it isn't on your keyboard, don't use it.
  
  
• Remember to save your file in ASCII format. Also be sure to save the e-mail version under a different name so that you don't overwrite your resume.
  
  
• To post your resume, simply open the ASCII file, use the copy command under edit on your toolbar, and then paste into your e-mail. After you have completed the conversion, send an e-mail to yourself to see how it looks.

You are now ready to enter the job searching world of Cyberspace. Good Luck!

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