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	December 17, 2010 In This Issue e-Etiquette: Guidelines for Emailing Potential Employers. In The News: Telecommuters are Happier Workers;  President Obama Signs Telework Expansion Act Work from Home Jobs:  Top Telecommuting and Home Based Jobs, Free

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e-Etiquette: Guidelines for Emailing Potential Employers By Rita Woods, Homejobstop.com Email has emerged as one of the most powerful communication tools to date. It's fast, free, and convenient nature has made it suitable for both professional and personal correspondence. While the accessibility, speed and ease of email has streamlined communication in the modern workplace, many candidates in today's job market are led to believe it's perfectly acceptable to take an informal approach in business communications via email. But effective professional exchange, particularly when applying for a job, demands a businesslike approach and the consideration of basic etiquette and practices with regard to electronic communication. If you have not been getting as many responses as you like from your emailed cover letters, resumes, or inquiries, the guidelines I've outlined below can help you tune up your approach to effective communication in the digital age. 1. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS Reading comprehension and the ability to follow instructions are two of the main criteria that employers look for in a prospective job candidate. When responding to an ad for employment, it is crucial for one to read and follow the application instructions completely. Providing application instructions is often an employer's first step in the process of candidate evaluation and screening. Many companies, for instance, will ask applicants to insert a specific subject in the Subject Line of their emails. As the submissions begin rolling in, the employer will then delete all messages that do not contain the requested subject line. Even the most qualified candidates who fail to follow instructions can be immediately eliminated from consideration. Double-checking that you have followed all of the employer's instructions can help save you from the recycle bin and should be the first step in proving to the hirer that you possess the skills they desire. 2. DON'T "CC" Though sending cover letters, resumes, and inquiries to many companies at once (using the "carbon copy" or "CC" field) may be an efficient means of reaching several recipients quickly, it is certainly not effective. Any potential employer that opens an applicant's email and sees several recipients in the "CC" field will likely be insulted. Sending generic messages and "bulk-mailing" resumes to several recipients at once is widely considered impersonal and lazy.  3. SPARE ATTACHMENTS When an employer requests that you email a resume, it is best to place your resume within the body of an email. Do not send cover letters or resumes as attachments unless specifically requested to do so. Incompatible word processing formats and differing computer systems or protocol can leave an attachment undeliverable, unreadable or indecipherable. Not only can unwanted attachments be annoying to busy professionals, they are also often caught and automatically deleted by email systems designed to combat viruses. 4. SPELL IT OUT but KEEP IT SHORT Abbreviations, Internet slang, and emoticons should be reserved for personal communications only. When using email for professional correspondence, spell out all words and be sure that your tone reflects a professional nature. Do not include too many personal details and keep the email as short as possible. In other words, get to the point, and do so politely. An email that includes more detail than necessary will only cause the reader's attention to waiver. 5. DON'T SEND YET Proofread your email first! Then proofread it again. Spell-checkers are a helpful first line of defense but are inadequate at catching every spelling mistake, and they're almost completely useless with regard to grammar. Don't forget to check the details, a perfect resume is useless if you mistype your name or misspell an address. Reading your correspondence or resume aloud is an invaluable tool that will usually catch mistakes that our eyes often miss or skim over. If possible, having a friend or loved one check your work can bring both a fresh perspective and a more critical eye towards catching any of those embarrassing gaffes. Hiring managers equate spelling and grammatical errors with careless ineptitude. A single error can cost you the one job you're after, so take your time and always proofread professional correspondence carefully and thoroughly. ¤¤

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In The News: Telecommuting Headlines Telecommuters are Happier Workers People who work from home at least three days a week are more satisfied with their jobs because they have less work-life conflict, less stress, less time pressure and fewer interruptions, says the study in the latest issue of the Journal of Applied Communication Research.  Read Full Story at the Wall Street Journal (12/12) President Obama Signs Telework Expansion Act President Obama signed into law a bill aimed at increasing telework in the federal government. Read Full Story at Government Executive.Com (12/9) University Study Weighs Teleworkers' Satisfaction Employees who telecommute the majority of the workweek are more satisfied with their jobs compared to those working mostly in the office. Read Full Story at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (12/5)

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Lionbridge combines global resources with proven program management methodologies to serve as an outsource partner throughout a client's product and content lifecycle -- from development to globalization, testing and maintenance. Global organizations in all industries rely on Lionbridge services to increase international market share, speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge now maintains more than 50 solution centers in 26 countries and provides services under the Lionbridge and VeriTest brands. To learn more, visit http://www.lionbridge.com The In-Country Financial Consultant will proactively monitor and document changes in regulatory requirements and national standards for their given country/market, and periodically report these. 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