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