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    June 22, 1996
    Email Etiquette

    The point of sending your resume by email is that it be seen by the people you to whom you send it, right? That makes it very important that you read and understand the manual describing the features of your email software. Some quick hints:

    • To: this is the person or organization to whom the original copy of your email goes. Though it's technically possible to list every address here, a long list of email addresses at the top of you resume tends to make the resume unreadable.

    • Cc: (courtesy copy). This is where you, in theory, enter all of the other people that you want to receive your resume. It will print out as a list of email addresses at the top of your resume and is also a bad place to list lots of addresses.

      If you use To: or Cc: as a place to put a long list of addresses, any one of your recipients can send a note back to everyone on the list. Given the fact that everyone has a bad day or two, you run the risk that all of your recipients will get a bit of frustrating mail from the one of your recipients who happened to be having an off day. We've seen resumes copied around the world with a note attached saying "Who is this bozo?". This is not what you want to have happen to your resume.

    • Bcc: (blind courtesy copy). If you put a long list of addresses here, they won't show up on the recipient's copy of your resume. You avoid the risk of having your resume circulated around the globe with a nasty note attached and, all of your recipients will be able to read it easily.

    • Attachments most email handlers allow you to attach a resume to your email. This way a recruiter or employer can be sent a copy of your credentials in a format that you choose. The problem? Not everyone is savvy about reading attachments. So you have a higher risk that your credentials will go unseen if you send them as an attachment. Naming the file that you send as an attachment is very important. Call it "Resume-YourLAstNAme". Our attachments folder fills rapidly with badly named resume files that go directly into the trashcan, unread.

    June 21, 1996
    Bay Area Jobs

    Bay Area Jobsis clearly the most comprehensive set of tools for San Francisco Bay Area Job Hunters. It is a project put together and managed by a Real Estate agent. Because he is motivated by an interest in selling Real Estate to relocating job seekers, the site is guaranteed to continue to be the most comprehensive resource around. From the developer's perspective, the site succeeds if you use it to gain employment. This regional development model is, as usual, first in the San Francisco area. We expect that the model will be widely copied and will alert you as we find examples in other regions..

    June 20, 1996
    More Free Advice

    Take a look at CareerLab particularly their collection of articles for job hunters.We particularly liked:

    CareerLab sells tools and support products for job hunters as well as a variety of HR consulting.

    June 19, 1996
    Transition Anxiety

    One of the toughest paradoxes in a job search is that the very real uncertainty of a job hunt has a way of coloring your perception of the value of your skills. It's very easy to fall headfirst into the trap of losing confidence in your strengths simply because the employment market can't respond on your schedule. The process of creating a resume, though extremely frustrating at times, can be a solid bit of preventive medicine.

    A good resume is a solid, market oriented summary of your strengths. In the process of winnowing down all of your assets to fit on one page, you can gain really valuable insight. We're sure that the hardest part of Resume design is compacting the most important information into a single, well thought out page.

    Recently, we've been on the phone with people learning to use the web as a part of their job hunt. Often, the technical learning curve of the Web combines with normal transition anxiety to create a sort of paralysis of forward movement. It's normal, we think.

    We've been pointing people to the Intellimatch site with increasing frequency. Besides being a great place to have your credentials posted, the process of using Intellimatch is a very solid fundamental skills assessment. It's a great jumpstart for resume development and, when you're done, it will give you an HTML resume that you can post elsewhere.

    June 18, 1996
    Researching Your Targets

    The Thomas Register Supplier Finder is an incredible tool for investigating the comapnies you are targeting in your search. You'll have to Register first, but the account is activated immediately.

    Another useful research Website is Hoover's Online which offers a Wealth of information on the largest 9,300 companies.

    You'll also find the Geographical Company Database Indexed By Industry useful.

    June 17, 1996
    The Computer Jobs Store

    With the volume of computer and technical opportunities available on the net, regional job sources make an awful lot of sense. If you're in Atlanta or Dallas, you'll get a lot of mileage out of The Computer Jobs Store. With over 650 listings from 40 employers or agencies, The Computer Jobs Store could become a one-stop shopping experience for computer professionals in the regions served.

    June 16, 1996
    Scholarly Societies

    If you're looking for work, there's probably a scholarly society with interests in the area you're searching. With nearly 900 societies on line, you might as well expand your search to include the references and connections available to you by virtue of your academic background.

    The University of Waterloo Scholarly Societies Project has graciously assembled the most comprehensive set of links to these associations. Take a look.

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