[DouglasKC]

Bad article. I became an expert at submitting resumes online and via email. The trick was hinted at a little bit...make sure you're tailoring your resume specifically to the job opening. BUT the thing that will get you the interview is including a cover letter that shows a bit of WHY the should hire you. Well written, humble yet confident, no spelling errors and grammatically correct.

There are two things that any employer looks for. Are you qualified and are you not an a**hole? If you can convey these two things your odds of getting an interview go up tremendously no matter what medium you use.

Online is actually also a much for efficient use of your time as well.

[Magic Fingers]

“Online is actually also a much for efficient use of your time as well.”

Agreed - and if that’s what employers request, what other choice do you have?

[9YearLurker]

You do realize that the article is telling people that those brutal, enter your resume bit-by-bit within our especially tedious, custom format, online applications are a waste of time, don’t you?

It is well suggesting that finding the hiring executive and approaching him/her is often better than going through that anonymous HR meat grinder.

And that is often, though not always, true. I don’t think anyone can disagree with your specific suggestions re: a cover letter, however, either.