As the trend from Employers begins to lean more and more towards accepting resumes via e-mail there are a few things to consider if you want your resume to be noted for further consideration. Positions requiring responses via e-mail will sometimes attract a higher number of applicants, so it is important to make sure your e-mail is noticeable.

1) We have said this many times before, but it never seems to amaze us the e-mails we receive from e-mail addresses that are unprofessional. Do not use an e-mail address that has negative connotation associated with it such as slacker@lazy.com. If you need to create a new e-mail address that you can use for your job search do it now! Try hotmail.com or yahoo.com to set up a free e-mail account.

2) Make sure you set your e-mail account “from” name to include your name as clear as possible. Many times employers will receive an e-mail from a name such as “refresh155xl”. We can assure you that these e-mails will sometimes be deemed as junk mail and discarded. Your name in the from section will allow employers to easily reference your e-mail. <p>

3) Remember to always make reference to the job position or job # if available in the subject section.

4) When creating a resume, save the files to reflect your name. For example, john_smith.doc is a good name for a resume. It is very hard to handle hundreds of resumes that all have the same name such as resume.doc. Again, you want the employer to be able to reference and identify your correspondence quickly and easily.

5) Write a short cover letter and include a text version of your resume in the actual body of the e-mail. This makes it very easy for the employer to take a look at your resume as soon as it comes in as new mail. In addition, attach a properly named word document (see #4 above) so the exact format of your resume can be forwarded throughout the organization without loosing its structure and layout.

6) If you are sending links within your correspondence remember to make sure they are active. Sending a dead link does not increase your chances of being considered for a position.

It is important to remember, no matter how you are submitting your resume, you only have one chance to make a first impression. Make it count!