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Unable to send WORD Doc to any site via "Browse your Computer" box
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Posted September 15, 2013 at 2:47PM
I wish to send my CV to employment agencies using the "Browse your computer" file request prompt on their sites. It used to work but now when I click on the relevent WORD Doc on my system it pulls the file data:- C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Documents 1\Job Stuff\CV 2.docx into their box which cannot be read by them. My system used to transfer files entitled CV.Doc. I have recently restored my PC to factory settings and this must have disabled such file transfers. Can anybody help please.
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Posted September 15, 2013 at 3:05PM
A better way would be to attach it as a PDF. Many firms wont open Word docs or links as they think them a source of malware. Also sending as a link leaves your computer vulnerable.
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Posted September 16, 2013 at 10:19AM
"......"CV 2.docx into their box which cannot be read by them. My system used to transfer files entitled CV.Doc."
Perhaps the agencies' systems don't like the newer DOCX Word file-format or spaces in the file names. Re-save CV 2.docx as CV.Doc and try again.
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Posted September 16, 2013 at 12:52PM
You seem to be sending them a link path to the file on your pc instead of attaching (uploading) the file.
Have just tested attach / browse function on an employment website and it works ok for me, my file, 'test.doc' was listed correctly next to the attach cv part, not in the message area (I created a doc and did the 'attach cv, browse' part - didn't fill in any details or register)
Can you give us a link to one of the employment agencies that you are having problems with, so that we can try it out on there?
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Posted September 16, 2013 at 2:03PM
Thanks Iotvic. The link is click here and its the Browse for your CV box that the problem for me. Thanks for your time .
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Posted September 16, 2013 at 2:30PM
Ok - I've found that if I change from Inte Exp 9 to Googgle Chrome then the file is found. So it's just a site/internet Exp 9 interface issue that I can work around. Thanks everyone for your suggestions and time
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Posted September 16, 2013 at 2:34PM
works ok for me, Attach CV as Word (doc/docx) or Adobe (pdf) and underneath it says browse, so I browsed to my test cv.doc, selected it, and clicked on open. Then it appeared to the right of Browse as 'test cv.doc'
Can I check - are you saying that when you do it - to the right of Browse it says 'C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Documents 1\Job Stuff\CV 2.docx' ?
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Posted September 16, 2013 at 2:38PM
OK, glad you found a workaround. Puzzling that it doesn't work in IE9 (could be some setting or other). I am using Firefox so that's likely why I didn't have a problem.
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Posted September 16, 2013 at 3:05PM
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