Top Tips for Leveraging Your Smartphone for Your Job Search - Part 3 - CareerAlley

Top Tips for Leveraging Your Smartphone for Your Job Search - Part 3 - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. So if you followed Parts 1 and 2, your job search docs are ready for prime time and can be sent at a moments notice. Emailing your job search docs should be the easy part, but even this simple task can sometimes be quirky. Most of the apps we covered in the previous segments provide some functionality for emailing your docs. Much depends on your smartphones operating system (Android or iOS) as well as your email client and the app you are using to send your documents. Part 3 Sending Your Job Search Documents from Your Smartphone: Some key points to consider: This article assumes you have the basics: a smartphone and a wifi or cellular connection. Testing is really important to ensure you are sending the right document and that it actually works. I suggest sending the document to yourself to ensure that it works, the document can be read and you are sending the right document. Even once youve successfully tested sending your documents, you should bcc yourself when sending to a recruiter or hiring manager. Same reasons as given above, plus you know that if youve received the documents theyve probably received the documents. Sending your documents: Again, depending on your apps and smartphone, there are several ways you can accomplish sending your documents. Sending a Link Some apps allow you to send a link to the document (see below). In this case, you are not actually sending the document but are sending a hyperlink to the document. There are several advantages to this. First, the link is to the source document, so if you change the document the most current version is always the one the reader will see (assuming you dont change the file name). Second, if you now longer want people to have access to the document(s) you can either change the name (therefore, the link) or revoke access in some apps. Emailing your documents Some people prefer to receive the actual document and, there is a bit more comfort when emailing the actual document that what has been sent is what you intended. Faxing your documents Yes, many people still use faxes and you are no longer limited to using a physical fax machine if you find yourself needing to fax a document (see below). The good news is that you can fax a document from your smartphone, the bad news is that it is generally not free. Some apps to use: Faxing a Document There are several choices to fax your document from your smartphone. Fax Burnerfor iOSallows you to send and receive faxes. Fax Burnerfor Android allows you to get faxes (but not send them while FaxFile for Android allows you to send faxes from your Android phone. Sharing a Document Sharing usually works by sending a link to a file that is stored in a Cloud storage service such as: Dropbox Select your document, then click the share icon. From here you can email your document or send a link for your document (how this works depends on your smartphone). Box Box also allow you to send your document or a link via email (use the share icon). Google Drive Google Drive also has a document linking function. Documents to Go Another full featured document editing app (Ive not personally tried this product), this product is available across multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, iOS and Android). In addition to editing Word documents, you can also edit Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Apple iWork and other documents. There is integration with Box, Dropbox, SugerSync and Google Drive (this may require an in app purchase). Purchasing the iOS version gives you free access to the desktop version. Integration with your mail app as well. Microsoft Office An old standard, available on Android. Unfortunetly, if you have not previously downloaded this for iOS, it looks like this is no longer available. Other Choices There are other choices that Ive not listed above. Documents 2 is a free file manager app for iOS or Documents to Go for iOS or Android. If youve read all three parts you should be all set with your mobile job search office. Part 1Part 2 Career Tip of the Day:Executing on Your Job Search Plan Suggested Reading:115 Productivity Apps to Maximize Your Time: Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+ what where job title, keywords or company city, state or zip jobs by What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Find out how to make a resume and cover letter that gets you hired. Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. It’s about time you focused on your career. Get Educated Contact Us Advertise Copyright 2020 CareerAlley. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy + Disclosure home popular resources subscribe search