| One of the most popular ways to get a | | | | numbers are private and the potential |
| resume to a prospective employer is to | | | | employee cannot show up at the door of |
| send it by facsimile. Resume faxing is | | | | the office demanding a job. In addition, |
| still the most efficient way to send | | | | the employer is able to collect resumes |
| your resume. Despite the advent of many | | | | much quicker than if they asked for them |
| employers who are using e-mail, many | | | | to be mailed to a post office box. This |
| smaller companies still prefer to get a | | | | enables the employer to make a hiring |
| resume via facsimile. There are many | | | | decision much easier. |
| different ways to accomplish resume | | | | If you do not have fax capabilities on |
| faxing. You can even do it though your | | | | your computer, you can either opt to |
| computer if you set up the capabilities. | | | | purchase a fax machine for your home. |
| Certain companies offer resume faxing | | | | Fax machines are relatively inexpensive |
| for a small fee. You can bring your | | | | and are a great way to send documents in |
| resume to the company with the different | | | | a secure manner. You can also go to a |
| names of the companies to where you wish | | | | place such as Kinkos where they will fax |
| to fax the resume and they will send the | | | | your resume to the employer for a fee. |
| resumes by fax to the companies of your | | | | There are many options when it comes to |
| choice. | | | | resume faxing. |
| Resume faxing has advantages. The | | | | Resume faxing has been popular since the |
| employer gets a tangible document | | | | late 1980s when fax machines first |
| immediately. When a file is sent through | | | | started making an appearance in offices. |
| e-mail, many computers cannot open the | | | | In the past 20 years, fax machines have |
| file. Because there are so many | | | | improved quite significantly and are |
| different word processing programs and | | | | much less expensive. Many people have |
| different computer types, not all files | | | | fax machines in their homes. You do not |
| can be opened by e-mail. This is one of | | | | need to have a separate phone line to |
| the reasons why many employers and | | | | have a fax machine. You can use your own |
| potential employees prefer resume | | | | phone line for resume faxing. |
| faxing. | | | | If you are thinking about applying for a |
| Sending a resume through the mail used | | | | new job, update your resume as soon as |
| to be the only way to get your resume to | | | | possible. Make sure that you have all of |
| the prospective employer. With the | | | | your current information included in |
| advent of the fax machine, things | | | | your new resume as well as your current |
| changed and most companies found that | | | | address and telephone number. If you |
| the fax machines saved them countless | | | | have an e-mail address, include that on |
| time and money. Instead of sending | | | | your resume. You should really update |
| everything by mail and waiting days for | | | | your resume every six months or so, even |
| responses, everything could be done by | | | | if you are not looking for a job, just |
| fax. It was not long before employers | | | | so you can update your skills. |
| began to see the advantage of asking | | | | Once you have updated your resume, you |
| prospective employees to fax their | | | | can peruse the want ads to discover |
| resumes to their office rather than wait | | | | potential employers; You can find job |
| for them to come in the mail. | | | | listings in the newspaper and on the |
| With the advent of the internet, many | | | | internet. Even on the internet, many |
| people began submitting resumes online. | | | | employers prefer resume faxing. |
| This was useful, but many employers were | | | | Once you have discovered several job |
| unable to open certain files and were | | | | opportunities that appeal to you, |
| also inundated with ads and | | | | purchase an inexpensive fax machine and |
| solicitations from employment agencies. | | | | hook it up to your phone line in |
| This is one reason why many employees do | | | | accordance with the manufacturers |
| not like to use e-mail as a way to | | | | instructions. Once you have done this, |
| receive resumes. | | | | you are ready to begin resume faxing. |
| If you look in any newspaper for | | | | Chances are that you will receive better |
| employment ads, you will see that most | | | | response by faxing resumes than you will |
| employees prefer to faxing resumes. Fax | | | | by searching for jobs online. |