Court Reporter resumes come across my desk daily. Here are some ways to make your resume more relevant to the court reporting firms you are sending them to. Most importantly, personalize your email to the court reporting firm to which you are attaching your resume. Personalize means, you have visited a court reporting website to determine who to send resumes. So what do you know about that court reporting firm besides it is geographically appropriate? Most court reporting firms proudly list their clients and the type of court reporting they specialize in. Write in your email, I really would like to work with your firm because my court reporting skills of xyz fit perfectly with your client base. If you are right out of school, it doesn’t make sense to send a resume to a firm which says, we only use experienced reporters and specialize in complex high-end litigation. Our firm happens to do a lot of meetings and we do list that on our website. I would be extremely interested in somebody who starts right off with, I notice that you do a lot of corporate meetings, and I really enjoy that type of work. That’s why I am really excited about having an opportunity to work with your firm. More on the importance of that initial email and what to put in it other than, attached is my resume. I am looking for work.