When applying for a massage therapy job, should you email your resume or send it through the standard mail? Since you are competing against other people for a massage position, the method you use to submit your resume is your first opportunity to stand out from the crowd! If you're like everyone else who emails their resume without so much as a formal introduction, you will have a hard time being recognized as someone who tries harder. Stand Out In The Crowd: Do this: Use both email and postal mail to your advantage: 1. Send a short introductory email announcing your resume will come in the mail. 2. Send your resume package by mail. 3. Send a second email confirming their receipt of your package. Put your best foot forward by putting together a nice physical package which not only showcases your education and training, but possibly more important, shows your attention to detail. Imagine you are the employer: Imagine how much more impressive and powerful it is to receive a nicely presented package from an applicant compared to all the emailed resumes. What would that tell you about the applicant? (Most of the resumes I receive from therapists are via email, so when I get a mailed resume package, I seriously consider the applicant as someone I want to interview, just becuase they took the time to send a 'real' letter.) When I get a mailed package, it tells me: 1. They care about the position enough to spend money on stamps. 2. They took the time to put the package together. 3. It shows me how conscientious the person is. 4. I am actually more likely to actually read it rather than flip past it in a split second as I'm going through my long list of email. 5. It allows me to read it at my leisure and if need-be show the physical piece to a colleague. 6. I can see their choice of material, type of paper used, what they have included in the package. Your mailed resume package should consist of a personalized cover letter, (see other articles on this topic) resume, (possibly a photo), business card if you have one, and copies of certificates and letters of recommendations from past employees and clients. You can and should of course use email to your advantage in tandem with your mailed resume. Do Your Research: Get the email address of the person who will receive the package. Send an email to them the day you mail your package letting them know you are excited about the open position and mailed your resume to them today. Let them know to expect it at such-and-such address within the week and you will follow up with them in a few days. Then send them a second email a few days later (once you think they got it in the mail) to follow up that they did receive your package. Most employers will welcome your follow through rather than see it as being too pushy. Because business owners are busy people, if an applicant is competent enough to take these three steps (1. Email #1, 2. Send package, 3. Email #2) for a job, it signifies this person will probably go all the way once they are hired! You may be just starting your career or just changing jobs, but regardless of your actual hands-on experience, you can beat out other applicants by presenting a positive first impression! Think positive, let your potential employer know exactly why they should interview YOU and get the job! Good Luck and Remember, Success IS Possible!
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