Cover letter - as an attachment or as email text?

Am sure many people will laugh at this query! But I have wracked my brains over it but unable to convince myself one way or the other, so guess it's high time I seek external opinion!

Here it is (silly me) - When emailing recruitment consultants, should the cover letter be included as email text or as an attachment?
Confusion:
1. If I include as email text, it might not get forwarded to propsective employers (unless consultant forwards my email to the employer).
2. If I send it as an attachment, the email text becomes very basic (speculative communication or writing in response to xyz ad.) and fails to impress. Unless I either repeat (to some extent) what is already there in the cover note or come up with something new.

Now that you've had a good laugh, what do you suggest is more appropriate? Looking forward to some sincere and serious feedback.


regards

my opinion -

send the cover letter and CV as attachment and do mention in the email that you are attaching ur cover letter and CV along with this email

or else u may also attach the cover letter as inline attachment along with the main email body

Hi,

u can use the covering for both but need to mention the same, r u from IT or no IT back ground.

VJ

ukjobsforme wrote:Am sure many people will laugh at this query! But I have wracked my brains over it but unable to convince myself one way or the other, so guess it's high time I seek external opinion!

Here it is (silly me) - When emailing recruitment consultants, should the cover letter be included as email text or as an attachment?
Confusion:
1. If I include as email text, it might not get forwarded to propsective employers (unless consultant forwards my email to the employer).
2. If I send it as an attachment, the email text becomes very basic (speculative communication or writing in response to xyz ad.) and fails to impress. Unless I either repeat (to some extent) what is already there in the cover note or come up with something new.

Now that you've had a good laugh, what do you suggest is more appropriate? Looking forward to some sincere and serious feedback.


regards