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Digital Delivery for your Resume

When applying for a new career using the internet, there are many ways to deliver your personal information to the hiring officer.  Between social networks, website applications, and email delivery, infinite problems can occur when transferring this content from your computer to theirs.

Email Delivery

Email delivery is becoming more common, as USPS and ‘snail mail’ is losing control on the mailbox system. Emailing a cover letter and resume is a great way to inform a future employer after the initial connection has been made. Emailing a PDF, or “portable document format” is the preferred method of construction for these documents. This format will ensure that the viewer of your documents will be looking at a near identical copy of what you created, unlike what would happen with a Microsoft Word .Doc or HTML coded webpage.

For your digital resume, include clickable email links, and links to any specific examples of your previous work. You can find instructions for creating PDFs here:

At NewSchoolResume, we suggest that you submit only one copy of your resume and attached materials to companies when you are applying. This will increase your chances of earning finding a job in many ways.

  1. With your increased quickness to apply, your application will now be one of the first to come in for a specific job.  When applying to smaller companies that do not have an HR department, a company executive will be scanning applications. These exec’s are too busy to spend days reading through hundreds of applications, and will choose the first application that they feel is qualified to explore further.
  2. Transparency is increased incase your resume is shared. If you create a resume for job Alpha, and a different one for job Beta, you could run into large problems. Job Alpha could refer job Beta to you if they are friends, but if the resume’s do not match you will find yourself with a predicament. 

Online Applications

While these may seem easier than applying over the phone or in person, they are just as delicate as the rest. Online applications will immediately filter your entry upon submission, so accurate descriptions are key. 

Keep a record of all online submissions for proof of application, and for future needs. There is no need to recreate content for each online applications.

Social Networks

While LinkedIn can be treated as a static online resume, driving traffic back from your other networks is key. Combining the transparency from your other networks, plus a list of references and past job experiences will lead to success on the job market.