apply for a job.... fax or email?

[coldWater]

i always wonder.........which would be better if you are applying for a job? fax or email?

edit: for me is fax.....

[15-20_God]

email.

[Montecore]

fax, Ive never gotten an interview from an emailed resume .

[15-20_God]

funny, i've never gotten one from a faxed resume.
conclusion: do both

[SAS-1]

As a person who has recieved resumes, email it as a PDF attachment. When you send a fax you are never sure how it will come out on the other end. I've seen some pretty misreable ones come through where I could barely make out the phone number.

You could send it as word document but there could be formatting issues if you use a fancy text or image (or more importantly viruses), I like to see email submission in PDF format.

[elty]

As a person who has recieved resumes, email it as a PDF attachment. When you send a fax you are never sure how it will come out on the other end. I've seen some pretty misreable ones come through where I could barely make out the phone number.

You could send it as word document but there could be formatting issues if you use a fancy text or image (or more importantly viruses), I like to see email submission in PDF format.

but many stated they only want in word format. So I stop sending PDF after awhile

[axeman]

personally drop off your resume if at all possible.unless i specifically ask for e-mail or fax resume,i toss them out if not hand delivered.delivering your resume shows me you are willing to go the extra mile,and therefore commands my attention.

[chopstickhero]

email ... in PDF format. not word, not text, not html,.... PDF.

when i was in the position of receiving email resumes, i HATED trying to figure out the format of the resume being typed into an email window. also didn't like the grammar underlines when i would open up the word document. so PDF is the way to go. you can make free PDFs on the Adobe site.

[Liv]

I've had better luck going to an employment agency. If they ask to meet me, I've always secured a job that way. It helps to have excellent interview skills though.

[me!]

sometimes the ad only gives u one contact to send it to. then u have no choice. but i would go for fax if i could, then email. always have created them in word. I choose the ignore rule to delete the squiggly lines for grammar.