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I have a resume and cover letter to send for a job listing on CareerBuilder. How should I send it?

The listing for this job on Career Builder has a thing where I can apply right away and electronically send both my cover letter and resume. But I feel that this will be ignored by the employer. Should I just send it through snail mail so it will get their attention better? Would it be more formal to do so? The recruiter whom I need to send these things to is located out of state btw, so I would have difficulty to send these things to them in person.

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1. The company pays to post their job on CareerBuilder. That is the way they want people to apply for the job. They do get options about how they want people to apply. With the huge numbers of people applying for jobs these days, many resumes do get ignored. This could happen whether you apply via CareerBuilder or by snailmailing a resume and cover letter. If you're a very close fit for the job, why not cover both bases and double your chances of being seen? Apply online and also mail the resume along with a cover letter; in the cover letter, let them know you also applied online and are just providing a paper copy. Acknowledging the duplication of effort makes it look less like spam, somehow. You never know which way will work better. Sometimes all those paid-for online apps will be passed over because it's so nice to have a clean copy in hand, right there. Sometimes they really want all the resumes together, online. Unless they say not to, I'd follow up with a phone call. Ask how interested they are, and let them know how interested you are.
2. I would send the information electronically and overnight the cover letter and resume to the recruiter with a verification signature. You will then know for a fact when the recruiting company has received your information. If a phone number is available you can follow-up with a call after the information has been received! Sounds a little pushy but in the economic times we are in you have to stand out in the crowd to get the job. Best of Luck