Hello. I want to get a jump start on the topic for our upcoming meeting, "Emailing a Resume". Which is also known as emailing an attachment.
Attachments can be lots of different types of files. Here are a few of the most common type of attachments:
- Resumes (Word documents, Works documents, PDF files, etc..)
- photos (jpg files, gif files, tiff files, png files, bmp files, etc..)
- videos (Flash files, Widows Media, MPE4, etc..)
- music files (mp3 files, wma files, wave files, etc..)
- zip file (these are files that are generally compressed so that the file size is reduce for sending/emailing)
- just plain old text files (no formatting, just straight text).
We are going to focus on emailing Microsoft Word documents, since that is what one of our members needs to do
Now there are lots of different email programs and email service providers out there. We are going to focus on hotmail and gmail for this meeting.
I have gone out on youtube.com and performed a search for some video tutorials that cover how to email an attachment. Here is a list of the links that I found:
- Resume tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8QNiZxcvpg
- Sending photo attachments in hotmail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOeaIs5jDko
- Sending attachments in hotmail, yahoo mail, and gmail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jGRBzGTiSc&feature=related
Video tutorials are nice. They allow you to see the process being done step by step. They don't allow you to ask questions, but it is a really good tool for getting started or as a review on how to do something. So check out these video links and see if you are able to send your own resume or photos. You can practice sending stuff to a friend or family member.
I also performed a Google search and found some web sites that have written instructions on how to email an attachment. Here are some of those links:
- Emailing Hotmail attachments: http://www.ehow.com/how_2064426_add-attachment-hotmail.html
- File size limitations with Hotmail: http://email.about.com/cs/hotmailtips/qt/et061202.htm
If you have specific questions that you would like to cover in our next meeting, please email me or call me ahead of time so I can make sure I can cover your question(s) and provide any resources (links to video tutorials, web sites with the information you need, etc..) that may be helpful.
Of course I would invite you to go out to your favorite search engine (Google, Yahoo, Ask, or Bing) and search on this topic and see what web sites you find that may be helpful to you and the group. Also consider searching Youtube for other tutorial videos that may be helpful. If you find anything, let the group know by posting the links to our blog or emailing me the links.
I look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting.
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