Modern times call for modern techniques.

     That’s why a recent survey of job recruiters indicates that 85 percent of the recruiters prefer to receive resumes via E-mail.
     But, according to Deerfield-based Gray Hair Management, a job seeker must use specific techniques to increase chances the resume will be read.

• Get a real E-mail address. Cutesy names like Slide2b@, Debbynooch@, hottottrot@ and the like tend to diminish the seriousness of a search. The closer the address resembles your name, the better.
  
• Don’t share an E-mail address with family members.
  
• Include an E-mail address on a resume and every other personal document related to a job search.
  
• Send a resume as a stand-alone attachment and not as a zip-file with several other documents included.
  
• Name the resume file with your full name.
  
• If not using a mainstream word processing program like Microsoft Word, make it an .rtf file or even a .txt file.
  
• Always include a cover letter in the body of the E-Mail message, not as an attachment.
  
• Do not send a resume attached to a blank message. It probably won’t get opened.
  
• Be sure the reply address in your E-Mail account is set up properly.
  
• Treat and use your E-mail address as you would your telephone number. It will become the most common way of contacting you in the future.