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ter and resume carefully to avoid smudging or wrinkling, and mail them
together in an appropriately sized envelope. Many stores sell matching
envelopes to coordinate with your choice of bond paper.
Keep an accurate record of all resumes you send out and the results of
each mailing. This record can be kept on your computer, in a calendar or
notebook, or on file cards. Knowing when a resume is likely to have been
received will keep you on track as you make follow-up phone calls.
About a week after mailing resumes and cover letters to potential
employers, contact them by telephone. Confirm that your resume arrived
and ask whether an interview might be possible. Be sure to record the name
of the person you spoke to and any other information you gleaned from
the conversation. It is wise to treat the person answering the phone with a
great deal of respect; sometimes the assistant or receptionist has the ear of
the person doing the hiring.
You should make a great impression with the strong, straightforward
resume and personalized cover letter you have just created. We wish you
every success in securing the career of your dreams!