ing your to an employer. ing your résumé to an employer. WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS 1

ing your to an employer. Learning Objectives: ing your résumé to an employer. The proper steps to ing your résumé to a future employer Why to use a “PDF” file The uploading/attaching process. 2 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

ing your to an employer. Pre-test: ing your résumé to an employer. 1. No one ever s a résumé to an employer. TRUE or FALSE 2. We should name the document “résumé” when we it. TRUE or FALSE 3. A TIFF file would be the best type of file to . TRUE or FALSE 4. A PDF file is safer because it cannot be changed. TRUE or FALSE 5. We do not need to write anything in the space for the message when we send an with our résumé attached. TRUE or FALSE 3 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

ing your to an employer. ing your résumé to an employer. Once you have finished your résumé you should save it as a “PDF” file, portable document format This format will allow others to view the document no matter what software programs they have It will also keep your document safe by not allowing changes in case it falls into the wrong hands It will also make attaching it a more easy transition than a normal file 4 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS

ing your to an employer… the steps to saving it as a “PDF.” ing your résumé to an employer… the steps to saving it as a “PDF.” 5 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS 1. Open the document in Word. 2. Choose File then Print. 3.Choose your document converter (Adobe PDF printer or Universal Document Converter). 4.If you're using Adobe PDF printer, you can just click OK, specify the filename and location for your PDF file, then Save it.

ing your to an employer… why use the “PDF” File. ing your résumé to an employer… why use the “PDF” File. 6 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS PDF Files are Common It can’t be altered It will not be jumbled 

ing your to an employer… what goes into the message area. ing your résumé to an employer… what goes into the message area. 7 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS A few paragraphs should accompany the attached résumé They should include the position you applied for, the fact that you attached a résumé, you are eager to meet with them to discuss the résumé, your contact information, and a signature (DON’T FORGET TO ATTACH YOUR résumé!)

ing your to an employer… how to attach your ing your résumé to an employer… how to attach your résumé. 8 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS For most accounts the process is pretty simple… 1. Click on the “attach” button within your new message to be sent… 2. Find the document that you saved as a PDF File…it should include your first and last name as well as the word resume… 3. Double-click on the document to attach it.

Resources and Technology 9 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS For more information or videos to show you how to change a word document to a PDF, please visit the sites below… Links that will show you a short video on how to change a word document to a “PDF” are available at the following links… “Changing from Word to PDF.” “How to change a Microsoft Word document to a PDF format.”

Post Test 10 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS 1. No one ever s a résumé to an employer. 1. We should name the document “résumé” when we it. 3. A TIFF file would be the best type of file to A PDF file is safer because it cannot be changed. 5. We do not need to write anything in the space for the message when we send an with our résumé attached. FALSE TRUE FALSE

Assessment Please take the résumé you have been working on in class and do the following tasks: 1. Change the format of the résumé to a PDF and name it “yourname.resume.doc” 2. me the document along with the information that should be included on the message part of the 11 WORK-BASED LEARNING VIRTUAL CAMPUS