Tips when emailing your resume

Do...

• Use a professional sounding email address.
• Make your subject line informative. Never leave it blank
• Write a short message that includes the position you are interested in, your name, and your contact information.
• Attach your resume as a text-only or Microsoft Word file.
• If sending your resume as an attachment, include your last name as part of the filename.
• Keep your email professional. Don't use the emoticons and abbreviations that are so often used in everyday e-mails.
• Use spell check
• Scan your attachment for viruses before sending

Do Not...

• Leave the body of the email message blank.
• Attach your resume as a .zip, .pdf or .wps file
• Use all caps in your email
• Include images or backgrounds in your email
• Use fancy fonts or different colored text in your email
• Send your resume for every job we have posted. If you are interested in more than one position, specify that in your email.

Please note that due to large amounts of Spam, Advanced Placement has implemented Spam filtering. If your email was returned by our email system, please try the following:

• Follow the guidelines above
• Send your email in plain text format
• Send from an alternative email account
• Review these articles:
  
  Why Is My Mail to This Person Not Getting Through?
  http://www.businessknowhow.com/tips/blocked.htm
  
  Keep Your E-Mail (and Resume) Out of the Spam Filters
  http://www.job-hunt.org/article_antispam.shtml

If you still cannot email your resume, please fax it with a cover letter to Advanced Placement at 203-878-9936.

Thank you.