Hi,

Was just wondering what the best way to send a CV with cover letter through email would be.........

Do I use the email as the letter and attach the CV? Or attach them separately with just a quick note on the email like 'please find attached'? Or attach them as one document?


What would an employer expect?



Thank you.
Andy

Hey, I work in recruitment and get tonnes of CV's a day-
the fuss free way is to have your covering letter as the email content and add that you have enclosed your CV as an attached file.

Good luck with your job hunt!

:)
Elaine

Definately recommend what emogalelaine has said - it's more convenient for the person receiving it. PLus, speaking as someone who receives loads of speculative CVs, it just looks a bit crap to receive a email that just says "see attached" (or worse still, no covering email and no covering letter - just a CV). To me, emails are the same as letters, and email attachments should literally be anything you would normally paperclip to a paper letter. Unfortunately many people do not treat emails the same way as they do letters - some of the covering emails for job applications are appallingly bad - displaying things you would never see with a letter (e.g. use of text speak, poor spelling punctuation and grammer, etc).

For example, this one I received a few months ago:

"i just wabt to now if icould come and do my placment there with
u im doing an nvq and need a placement to do it i will bethere for bout
13mounths i will be in 3days a week and on study days for 2 days im
doing it with (organisation name withheld) plz can u get back to me asap thanks "

You couldn't make it up!

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For example, this one I received a few months ago:

"i just wabt to now if icould come and do my placment there with
u im doing an nvq and need a placement to do it i will bethere for bout
13mounths i will be in 3days a week and on study days for 2 days im
doing it with (organisation name withheld) plz can u get back to me asap thanks "

You couldn't make it up![/QUOTE]

OMG! that is so hilarious. Couldn't make it out myself either.

agree - paste copy of cv in email and attach

attachment becomes detached when email is fwd'd , format problems, wrong version of word or whatever = cyber bin for your application

I've seen more and more application packs categorically stating "not to send CVs"
At first I thought it was 'cos they'd be all differently formatted - some having work history first, some having quals. first - but no!
Admittedly most of these are from the public sector such as Council, hospitals, Uni's etc but the reason is....Equal Opps! (from which I understand that you're not allowed to show that you've more quals. than other applicants?

I've seen more and more application packs categorically stating "not to send CVs"
At first I thought it was 'cos they'd be all differently formatted - some having work history first, some having quals. first - but no!
Admittedly most of these are from the public sector such as Council, hospitals, Uni's etc but the reason is....Equal Opps! (from which I understand that you're not allowed to show that you've more quals. than other applicants?

It is for equal opps reasons, but nothing to do with how many qualifications you're allowed to show! CVs contain as much or a little information as the writer wants to give, whereas application forms ask everyone applying to provide the same level of information. This ensures that everyone has as equal a chance of being shortlisted as possible, and it also makes the shortlisting panel's job easier too. Also, many public sector organisations are now having detachable front pages for application forms, where the admin bods literally detach your personal details (name, DOB, address, etc) from the rest of the form that contains employment, education, personal statement etc. This again is an Equal Opps measure, to stop names, ages, gender etc, from influencing those who are shortlisting.

I applied for a job at northern general hospital says you have to remove personal details from cv if you attach it but you have to attach your cv to equal oppurtunity form (which has all them details on it)


To me that don't make sense.

I applied for a job at northern general hospital says you have to remove personal details from cv if you attach it but you have to attach your cv to equal oppurtunity form (which has all them details on it)


To me that don't make sense.

They will only forward the CV without your details on to the shortlisting panel - the other attachment with the equal opps form and the full CV will be kept by whoever receives the response (who won't be involved in selecting candidates). They will ask you to attached the CV to the equal opps form so that they can more easily identify the CV without your personal details on once it has been separated.

They will only forward the CV without your details on to the shortlisting panel - the other attachment with the equal opps form and the full CV will be kept by whoever receives the response (who won't be involved in selecting candidates). They will ask you to attached the CV to the equal opps form so that they can more easily identify the CV without your personal details on once it has been separated.


I see. Thanks for that.

Definately recommend what emogalelaine has said - it's more convenient for the person receiving it. PLus, speaking as someone who receives loads of speculative CVs, it just looks a bit crap to receive a email that just says "see attached" (or worse still, no covering email and no covering letter - just a CV). To me, emails are the same as letters, and email attachments should literally be anything you would normally paperclip to a paper letter. Unfortunately many people do not treat emails the same way as they do letters - some of the covering emails for job applications are appallingly bad - displaying things you would never see with a letter (e.g. use of text speak, poor spelling punctuation and grammer, etc).


do you mean poor spelling, punctuation and grammar?

Sorry i couldn't resist:hihi:

do you mean poor spelling, punctuation and grammar?

Sorry i couldn't resist:hihi:

Yes, someone else couldn't resist. At least it isn't a job application though!

I applied for a job at northern general hospital says you have to remove personal details from cv if you attach it but you have to attach your cv to equal oppurtunity form (which has all them details on it)


To me that don't make sense.

completed application goes to HR

HR remove the parts with your details on ... this page has a reference number - so does the rest ofthe form

rest of forms sent to appointing manager - who reads the forms and tells HR who they are shortlisting - HR then can tell the apopintign manager names etc when they set up the interviews


Why - ask a politically motivated Ex Sheffield Medical Student who deliberately made false applications for jobs using identical CVs/ information but one in a 'white' name and one in an 'asian name' - and got considerably fewer replies for the applications in the asian name..