# HR Dopers, help please.  E-mailing resumes; Attachment or in body?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-dopers-help-please-e-mailing-resumes-attachment-or-in-body/342523>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 1, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-dopers-help-please-e-mailing-resumes-attachment-or-in-body/342523 "2006-02-01T17:32:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-dopers-help-please-e-mailing-resumes-attachment-or-in-body/342523/21 "2006-02-02T15:58:58Z")

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…or, for that matter, if they cannot cope with, or comprehend email attachments.

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-dopers-help-please-e-mailing-resumes-attachment-or-in-body/342523/22 "2006-02-02T23:58:19Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> …or, for that matter, if they cannot cope with, or comprehend email attachments.

You have a point. I always assume there’s an idiot HR person involved, though.

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**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-dopers-help-please-e-mailing-resumes-attachment-or-in-body/342523/23 "2006-02-03T00:30:34Z")

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Thanks for the advise, all. I’ve started sending out my resume as “cover letter, then resume,” in the body of the e-mail.  
My last company’s founder/CEO was a millionaire self made man who couldn’t figure out custom ring-tones on his high-dollar cell-phone. I guess my mistake has been giving people the benefit of the doubt, intelligence wise.

Thanks, DESK

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