Should You Send Your Resume in the Mail?

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Good article and very true.

Robert of AZ 11:36PM March 25, 2013

Thank you for posting this, Ms. Green.

Jonathan Fletcher of TX 8:02PM July 14, 2012

I saw an ad for a job at a biotech company where the employer wanted you to MAIL in your resume. There was no email address or website given, just a PO box snail mail address. Why would he do that?

Terrence Brann of MD 10:36AM April 25, 2012

In the olden days where snail mail was the only option, I had received one or two Resumes in 'old color' that stood out from 1000s of white Resumes.

Bala of CA 8:24AM March 29, 2010

I read a piece in the Economist stating that the average posting on Monster.com gets 1,000 email replies.
My thinking is that HR and hiring managers are inundated with emailed applications. At least if I mail it someone actually has to touch it, handle it, maybe even read it.

wl of NY 10:32AM March 25, 2010