Resume word format in E-mail.

[Harold C. Eby]

Every time I E-mail someone with my resume as an
attachment they E-mail me back stating that it needs to
be in "word format" and to E-mail again.
What does this mean and how do I correct it?
Thank you for whatever assistance you can supply.

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Harold,

Every time I E-mail someone with my resume as an
attachment they E-mail me back stating that it needs to
be in "word format" and to E-mail again.

first of all, I think this is "bad practice" on both sides. Sending a
resume in Word is OK if you don't care for the appearance/layout/etc. of
your text. I strongly suggest you send a PDF-file otherwise.

Sending DOC-files via email, it's always a good idea to ZIP them up
before attaching it. This reduces the danger of any E-mail-tool (server-
or client-side) messing up with your file.

2cents
..bob
...Word-MVP

 

[Anne Pontillo]

What they mean is that your resume should be created in Microsoft Word and
saved as a Word document (i.e., HCEResume.doc).