I applied for a network administrator job through Dice. Then I emailed the resume directly.
The company might get two copies. Fine. The Dice application system could be buggy and I wanted to make sure one of them arrived.
My note covered the range in a few sentences: Windows, Linux, Unix, networking, different kinds of hardware, and production systems. The longer resume had Active Directory, Exchange, security, virtualization, scripted installation, consulting, and the SimAuthor data center.
The direct email gave me a sent record and another route to the person doing the hiring. It was easier than wondering whether an automated form had dropped the attachment somewhere.
Another conversation that day was about a .NET role. I had programmed in .NET, but I did not want it as my main direction. I was looking for infrastructure, Unix, Linux, systems, and networking work.
The employer behind the Dice address is not clear enough to name. There is no interview or offer at the end of this thread either.
What survived was the method: apply through the job board, find a direct address, explain the duplicate, and send it again.
I had already used the same direct approach with former CU colleagues and with the March application batch. The difference here was that I did not trust the delivery system enough to wait. I told the recipient exactly why another copy might appear.
That was better than trying to make the duplicate look accidental. If both arrived, they knew why. If the Dice copy disappeared, the direct attachment was already there.
The search kept moving later in June. This message did not close it. It only made sure one network-administrator resume had two chances to land.