Most appropriate email address for job application 2

[knji]

I have the following options to send an email to an HR personell:

- Hotmail, Yahoo, University, Current Employer

I do not want the email to be send directly to trash especially given that the address for the Yahoo account in particular has no correlation with my names. An email from a Hotmail may be identified as junk leaving me with my University account (no formatting available) and my employer's account.

Would anyone submit an application using their current employer's email address?

TIA.

 

[HVAC68]

That's fine and what I meant too. The cover letter can be a very brief 2 or 3 line message. The resume can be in a word attachment which can be formatted the way you want.

HVAC68

 

[MadMango]

Just don't make your cover letter a regurgitation of your resume by posting your qualifications, education and work experience... that's what the resume is for.

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[knji]

MadMango, HVAC68 and HgTX, I am neither talking about a regurgitation of my resume nor some lengthy and fancy HTML work. I guess if a cover letter is a 2-3 liner, then no formatting is neccessary. On the otherhand, if one attempts to make a formal introduction, stating purpose and how exactly one can fit within a position, formatting sometimes makes things easier to read.

 

[HVAC68]

My $0.02 worth of suggestion.

Make the covering letter as short as possible. Not many people read the covering letter in detail. I may be wrong, but, generally, this is my experience.

HVAC68

 

[HgTX]

knji--no, you're still talking about paragraphs of text. You don't need any formatting for that. Even word-processed business letters on a printed page shouldn't have bold, underlining, bullets, all that. It looks silly and unprofessional.

If you need that much structure (headings, bullets, etc.) to convey what you're trying to get across, then you're starting to get into resume territory and you've gone beyond what a cover letter should be, um, covering.

Hg

 

[GregLocock]

Wow, the last two posts are in direct contravention of my experience. A covering letter is your primary selling document and should be used to demonstrate the fit between your experience and abilities, and the job requirements.

I agree it should be short (one page), but see no reason not to use bullet points.

On my previous job I was complimented on my covering letter - they'd asked for 6 particular skills and areas of expertise, in six one line sentences I answered them and got the interview.





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[knji]

GregLocock, despite the varying opinions, I still think that a cover letter is the main selling document and more thought needs to go into it. While the resume outlines technical competencies, the cover letter demonstrates a certain level of written communication skills that will come in handy for documentation and presentation purposes.

I probably gave the false impression that my cover letters are a two or three page regurgitation of the resume. On the contrary, some of my cover letters do not fill up a page.

 

[HVAC68]

I agree that the covering letter is the window to one's resume - that's why it should be short, crisp and to the point.

HVAC68