Ashley,

the usual method is to produce a formal letter by any text program and 
finish it with name and titel (by that program), print it, put a 
handwritten signature on it (over the name and titel line) and forward 
it by mail, together with the other stuff (copies)... =-O

Of course, technically you may use your signature as picture file (as 
proposed by Marc) if you own a color printer, but I think that this can 
be recognized by the professionals as being done by a mechanical 
process. As many recruiters want to be sure that your application comes 
from you personally (not from a machine or your mom) and many of them 
believe that personal handwriting tells you something on the character 
of a person, many of them want a personal signature or a handwritten CV 
etc. for the better positions. If you read our open positions* 
carefully, you will see that many applicant bodies do not accept eMail 
applications, and several using and proposing fast online applications 
want you to forward in a second step handwritten and/or copied material.

A copied "handwritten" CV, f.e., may land on the "NO" pile. In all cases 
of doubt (which kind of application material is wanted or open 
questions), you better get in contact before applying.

Christian

* today, there are at least 2,411 open positions in museums and science 
in our database 
http://www.museum-aktuell.de/index.php?site=stellenhinweise&TM=4.
A formal registration is needed (free of charge), see 
http://www.museum-aktuell.de/index.php?site=login_jobs


> *From:* Ashley Watson <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 22, 2016 10:02 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] Resume/Application advice
>
> Hello,
>      Since it mentioned that some employers prefer that the cover 
> letters be personally signed, I wonder how it is done? Scanning it and 
> put in an attachment file to be sent to the employer that is hiring? 
>  Any other methods?
>
> Ashley
>
> Sent from my iPad


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