resume.. plaintext?

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  • godbcdy

    excuse me because i have such a bad hangover my head aches just by mousing over the search button.

    anywya i am applying for a non design job.. should i just have my resume plain text in the body after all the introduction bull shit? do people even open attached resumes anymore?

    oh and exactly what type of shit could i write for the cover letter or whatever whatever and shit.. i havent applied for a job in like 3 years, this is pretty much an office tasks/etc job, and blah blah blah.

    help me please, you can flame me if you want too, because i probably wont even remember typing out this message after i wake up from passing out.

    peace love and soul homies.

  • gabriel_pc0

    include a text-only version in the email then maybe include a link to your resume in another format if you want. Otherwise you're forcing someone to download something they might not want.

  • davetufts0

    Exactly what gabriel said.

    Within the past year, I was just in charge of hiring a web designer and a PHP programmer. Each opening yielded over 300 resumes.

    -Be as breif as possible.
    -Attachements are horrid (even if it's a all pretty and designed)
    -Plaintext resume
    -Link to your resume online
    -Link to your homepage
    -Familiarize yourself with the company and personalize your email for them