Send Your Resumé Online

Your online resumé goes directly from your computer desktop to the employer website or to a job search website. You can:

• send an email attachment to an employer’s email address
• upload your resumé to an employer or job search website
• use an online application form or resumé builder.

Sending your resumé as an email attachment

• Format your resumé as an email attachment…more
• Prepare a cover email or letter…more
• If the employer asks for cover letter, send your cover letter as the first page of your resumé. Beforehand, send test emails to a number of friends to ensure the letter and the resumé appear on separate pages and the cover letter is not numbered.
• If the employer doesn’t ask for a cover letter, treat your email message as the cover letter.
• Include the competition title and number in the subject line of the email, along with your name.
• Check that you have the correct email address for the employer.

Uploading your resumé to an employer or job search website

• Make sure your resumé is in the required format. A growing number of employer and job search websites allow you to upload your resumé as a Microsoft Word document directly from your desktop. Other websites ask you to upload your resumé as an ASCII or plain text document…more
• Follow the instructions on the website.
• If your resumé will be viewed as a single page, remove your name and any contact information from the second page and any additional pages.
• If you’re uploading your resumé to a job search website, make sure you protect your privacy and confidentiality…more.

Cutting and pasting your resumé into an online application form

• Some employer and job search websites ask you to copy and paste your resumé into a standard form rather than upload it …more