E-mailing your résumé to an employer.

E-mailing your résumé to an employer. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS Future Boss

Learning Objectives: E-mailing your résumé to an employer. The proper steps to e-mailing your résumé to a future employer Why to use a “PDF” file The uploading/attaching process. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

Pre-test: E-mailing your résumé to an employer. 1. No one ever e-mails a résumé to an employer. TRUE or FALSE 2. We should name the document “résumé” when we e-mail it. TRUE or FALSE 3. A TIFF file would be the best type of file to e-mail. TRUE or FALSE 4. A PDF file is safer because it cannot be changed. TRUE or FALSE 5. We do not need to write anything in the space for the message when we send an e-mail with our résumé attached. TRUE or FALSE WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

E-mailing your résumé to an employer. Once you have finished your résumé you should save it as a “PDF” file, portable document format This format will allow others to view the document no matter what software programs they have It will also keep your document safe by not allowing changes in case it falls into the wrong hands It will also make attaching it a more easy transition than a normal file WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

E-mailing your résumé to an employer… the steps to saving it as a “PDF.” • 1. Open the document in Word. • 2. Choose File then Print. • Choose your document • converter (Adobe PDF printer or • Universal Document Converter). • If you're using Adobe PDF printer, • you can just click OK, specify the • filename and location for your PDF file, • then Save it. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

E-mailing your résumé to an employer… why use the “PDF” File. • PDF Files are Common • It can’t be altered • It will not be jumbled I LOVE THIS CLASS! WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

E-mailing your résumé to an employer… what goes into the message area. • A few paragraphs should accompany the attached résumé • They should include the position you applied for, the fact that you attached a résumé, you are eager to meet with them to discuss the résumé, your contact information, and a signature (DON’T FORGET TO ATTACH YOUR résumé!) WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

E-mailing your résumé to an employer… how to attach your résumé. • For most e-mail accounts the process is pretty simple… • Click on the “attach” button within your new message to be sent… • Find the document that you saved as a PDF File…it should include your first and last name as well as the word resume… • Double-click on the document to attach it. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

Resources and Technology For more information or videos to show you how to change a word document to a PDF, please visit the sites below… Links that will show you a short video on how to change a word document to a “PDF” are available at the following links… “Changing from Word to PDF.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvocMSgUeBA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W077bWE6-cs “How to change a Microsoft Word document to a PDF format.” WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

Post Test No one ever e-mails a résumé to an employer. We should name the document “résumé” when we e-mail it. A TIFF file would be the best type of file to e-mail. A PDF file is safer because it cannot be changed. 5. We do not need to write anything in the space for the message when we send an e-mail with our résumé attached. FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

Assessment Please take the résumé you have been working on in class and do the following tasks: Change the format of the résumé to a PDF and name it “yourname.resume.doc” E-mail me the document along with the information that should be included on the message part of the e-mail christophersimpson@k12.ginet.org WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

E-mailing your résumé to an employer.