ERIC Number: EJ838747
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 14
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Employer Preferences for Resumes and Cover Letters
Schullery, Nancy M.; Ickes, Linda; Schullery, Stephen E.
Business Communication Quarterly, v72 n2 p163-176 2009
This article reports the results of a survey of employers' preferences for resume style, resume delivery method, and cover letters. Employers still widely prefer the standard chronological resume, with only 3% desiring a scannable resume. The vast majority of employers prefer electronic delivery, either by email (46%) or at the company's Web site (38%), with only 7% preferring a paper copy. Cover letters are preferred by a majority (56%). Preferences regarding resume style and cover letters were independent of national (USA) vs. multinational geographic range, company size, type of industry, or respondent's job function. Smaller companies prefer resume delivery by email, and human resources workers prefer delivery using the company's Web site. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Job Search Methods, Resumes (Personal), Surveys, Web Sites, Employment, Job Applicants, Job Application
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