Understanding of business strategy and how you create shareholder value. A jobseeker wrote asking whether it was okay to send his resume as an attachment to an email he sent to a potential employer. We asked Clara Horvath, a California career consultant and expert in these matters. Don't send a resume as an attachment unless you're invited or instructed to do so. That is the fundamental question.
Many employers now spell out their preferred formats.
Try to find that out before sending your resume, and follow instructions. If you can't find specific instructions, think about what will make it easiest for the reader to deal with your resume. Common sense tells me that making it EASY on the recipient is a good idea. I know a lot of people who HATE attachments. Some even have a strict policy of not opening attachments from anyone they don't know.