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Chapter 6 ➤ Step One: Heading Your Way

Larry Picasso’s Heading section.

Melissa Groden’s Heading section.

Employers, on the other hand, hardly ever fax a response to a job applicant, so putting a
fax number on a resume you’re sending directly to a company is a waste of valuable space.

E-Mail Giveaway

Listing your e-mail address (if you have one) in the Heading sec-
tion is beneficial, providing that it can do two things:
➤ Expedite the employer’s response
➤ Demonstrate that you’re online savvy (a plus when applying
for certain positions) Job-Hunt Hint
If you list your fax number,
If either of these points applies to you, by all means put your
introduce it with Fax: so that
e-mail address in your heading.
your potential employer can
Because Alice Friend was applying to a high-tech firm, she put her distinguish it from your phone
e-mail address on her resume, proving she’s comfortable online. number.

Bonus Check

Yahoo! and other online services offer free e-mail accounts with local access around the
world. If you don’t already have a personal e-mail account, consider getting one of these
freebies for your job search.

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