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[itiswhatitis]

If you’re not relocating, do you need your address on your resume?

Technically, no. It’s not like anyone ever sends written correspondence by mail anymore so there is no actual need for someone to have your full address sitting on your resume.

That being said, recruiters do want to know where you are and they often want to make sure you’re local. That means you’ll be able to make it into the office for in-person interviews and that they won’t have to pay to relocate you if you get an offer.

If you’re not relocating, you should be indicating your location on your resume header in some way, even if it’s not a complete address. Two examples are below.

As you can see you can either put your full address or you can just put your city and state. As a local candidate, I do recommend one of these options. 

http://www.prepary.com/address-on-your-resume/

[Mz iMac]

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@JBKO wrote:
I'm still mystified about cover letters. Do recruiters read them or not?

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I did.  I was not a recruiter but in a position of hiring & firing.  The cover letters were always attached (stapled) to the resumes by the time HR got them to me.

[itiswhatitis]

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@JBKO wrote:
I'm still mystified about cover letters. Do recruiters read them or not?

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@JBKO, there's no way of knowing this for every employer.  However, it's customary to include one with a resume.  That much has not gone out of style.  It serves as an introduction and why you're interested in the company.

[Yahooey]

No home address - email + phone number.
No objective on resume - I put down my profile. No cover letter since most jobs are online. Since online resumes sometimes get wonky when printed. They may contact you do you can send a word doc directly to them.

Good luck.

[DiAnne]

I did hiring - all that info should be included.  We only hired local people because it was very important that they be there in inclement weather.  

[VaBelle35]

People who want to move to an area will use a friend's address or family member's address to make it look like they live near the job so that they will be considered.  Or they will just not include an address at all.

I doubt our recruiters read the cover letters.  They get uploaded to a separate file than the resume.  When I look in our database to look at a resume, I don't even see a place to read the cover letter.

[makeup addict]

Since I'm job hunting, I'll add my two cents. Street addy is no longer included, but youcan leave city and state. Phone number and email addy and LinkedIn link are used. 

[SydneyH]

It's not necessary any more since most initial contact occurs through email or text.

[ECBG]

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@JBKO wrote:
I'm still mystified about cover letters. Do recruiters read them or not?

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@JBKO,It's still considered professional to introduce yourself through a cover letter.  It's up to the company to read them.

I'll add that most job hunting sites like Indeed ask for the cover letter.

[itiswhatitis]

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@SydneyH wrote:

It's not necessary any more since most initial contact occurs through email or text.

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Not always @SydneyH.  Believe it or not, some companies don't have those online application systems, especially if they are smaller companies.