Is it unprofessional to fax a resumé?

[bmacd]

I have my resume somewhere on either this or another hard drive, but i need to update it with my current job. I recently spoke to the corporate kmart manager recruiter yesterday and we were only able to speak for a short moment due to conflicting schedules. He then gave me his office telephone number and fax number and asked me to fax him my resumé. I thought faxing a resumé was the least professional thing to do?

AND...should i include a cover letter? Should i make mention of the fact that we spoke previously at the store? What exactly does a good cover letter look like? I'll be mailing my resumé to his office. Should i try and keep it as short as possible? What is a good "objective"? I'm not really sure what mine is.

Thanks

-=bmacd=-

 

[Tominator]

Most busy people prefer a fax. Then, if you get an interview, be prepared to give him an origional if asked.

Very commonplace today...

 

[aphex]

Faxes are fine.

 

[Harvey]

Many of the listings on various job websites request resumés to be e-mailed or faxed. Many prefer WinWord format.

 

[bmacd]

i'm applying to be a manager at kmart. Right now, i'm just a department manager. I'd like to take a step up to the management program and give it a try. My resumé isn't very extensive as i still have yet to receive my degree (been in school off and on throughout the last couple of semesters) and i've had about four jobs within the last 5 years, most averaging a year's length in time. My first job was at a bagel restaurant that closed down, second was @ Best Buy, third was @ staples where a recruiter picked me up from BB, and last is at Kmart where i followed my store manager to.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Tominator]

I would NEVER email a resume! It contains personal information and could be read or misused by anyone.

In my profession it must contain my Social Security number and driver's license number as well as authorization to view my credit history and work history.

I would not want the access to those things used against me.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Tominator
I would NEVER email a resume! It contains personal information and could be read or misused by anyone.

In my profession it must contain my Social Security number and driver's license number as well as authorization to view my credit history and work history.

I would not want the access to those things used against me.

Well, I'm sure a lot of resumes are just work and education histories. I used to send Word files, but I ended up just sending Acrobat files so that it can't be modified.

 

[Tominator]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Tominator
I would NEVER email a resume! It contains personal information and could be read or misused by anyone.

In my profession it must contain my Social Security number and driver's license number as well as authorization to view my credit history and work history.

I would not want the access to those things used against me.

Well, I'm sure a lot of resumes are just work and education histories. I used to send Word files, but I ended up just sending Acrobat files so that it can't be modified.

A FAX is fine but email is not secure and it's against many laws to send personal info via email depending of the circumstances.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Tominator

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Tominator
I would NEVER email a resume! It contains personal information and could be read or misused by anyone.

In my profession it must contain my Social Security number and driver's license number as well as authorization to view my credit history and work history.

I would not want the access to those things used against me.

Well, I'm sure a lot of resumes are just work and education histories. I used to send Word files, but I ended up just sending Acrobat files so that it can't be modified.

A FAX is fine but email is not secure and it's against many laws to send personal info via email depending of the circumstances.

What kind of personal info? I can understand your SS#, drivers license # and permission to do a credit check, but if it's just work and education histories, what's the big deal?

 

[Tominator]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Tominator

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Tominator
I would NEVER email a resume! It contains personal information and could be read or misused by anyone.

In my profession it must contain my Social Security number and driver's license number as well as authorization to view my credit history and work history.

I would not want the access to those things used against me.

Well, I'm sure a lot of resumes are just work and education histories. I used to send Word files, but I ended up just sending Acrobat files so that it can't be modified.

A FAX is fine but email is not secure and it's against many laws to send personal info via email depending of the circumstances.

What kind of personal info? I can understand your SS#, drivers license # and permission to do a credit check, but if it's just work and education histories, what's the big deal?

Ask yourself if you would just want anyone to have even that info?

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Tominator

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Tominator

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Tominator
I would NEVER email a resume! It contains personal information and could be read or misused by anyone.

In my profession it must contain my Social Security number and driver's license number as well as authorization to view my credit history and work history.

I would not want the access to those things used against me.

Well, I'm sure a lot of resumes are just work and education histories. I used to send Word files, but I ended up just sending Acrobat files so that it can't be modified.

A FAX is fine but email is not secure and it's against many laws to send personal info via email depending of the circumstances.

What kind of personal info? I can understand your SS#, drivers license # and permission to do a credit check, but if it's just work and education histories, what's the big deal?

Ask yourself if you would just want anyone to have even that info?

What's the difference between an e-mail and a fax? They still have the info.

 

[Tominator]

If someone gives you a fax number it goes there. Nowhere else. Email and email addresses are easily 'hacked.'

Email can be compromised. You may never find out who did it. A fax goes to a specific number. Misuse is easily traced.