Beyond the Resume and Cover Letter
March 15th, 2010 admin
In an article by Teena Rose of Resume to Referral the power of a post-interview follow-up letter is revealed. A follow-up letter seems like a last-ditch effort on the part of a jobseeker, am I right? Ah, but wait! The act of sending this kind of letter can actually sway a company in your direction. Companies don’t always make hiring decisions when expected. Sending your follow-up…
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Teena Rose of Resume to Referral offered these insights about the rationale for sending a post-interview strategic follow-up letter: Keep in mind that few jobseekers actually send a thank-you or follow-up letter. Therefore, when it actually occurs, it can sway a hiring manager’s decision in your direction. Remember, it’s all about who...
Teena Rose of Resume to Referral offers these final ideas for writing a strategic follow-up letter: Address new information that wasn’t originally brought up; e.g., you may have recently learned the company plans to expand marketing efforts in France. If you speak French, noting that in your follow-up letter would definitely be a smart move....
Do your legwork before sending any cold-contact letter, exhorts Teena Rose in her article for Quint Careers, Optimizing Your Cold-Contact Cover Letter . Every job-seeker finds himself or herself sending this type of letter from time to time, so do yourself a favor by cultivating the info you’ll need to design a letter that outshines those used...
Typos, misspellings, and incorrect grammar/punctuation can be fatal in a cover letter (resume, too). Your letter reflects your ability to write and communicate. Be sure your document is letter-perfect before sending it out. Proofread your letter. Put it down and proof it again a few hours later with a fresh eye. Then enlist a friend to review it...
Guest Post by Dorothy Tannahill-Moran, www.nextchapternewlife.com You made a decision to change careers but you’re feeling REALLY uneasy. You can’t tell if you’re coming down with the flu or if that sinking feeling is your decision. Big decisions are always kind of gut wrenching but there are some things you can do to test
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Don’t close your cover letter by leaving the ball in the employer’s court. Too many cover letters end with a line like this: “I look forward to hearing from you.” Proactive cover letters, in which the job-seeker requests an interview and promises to follow up with a phone call, are far more effective. Don’t be vague...
A cover letter should always accompany your resume. A cover letter tells the employer exactly what kind of job you want to do and tailors your qualifications to that job. Learn more by reading Cover Letters: A Key to Gaining A Competitive Edge in the Job Market .
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We continue our series of cover-letter articles by Teena Rose, a certified and published resume writer and author of The 20-Minute Cover Letter Fixer and Cracking the Code to Pharmaceutical Sales . Use Resume to Referral for a high-end, high-quality resume and cover-letter package. The following was excerpted from The 20-Minute Cover Letter Fixer....
Don’t tell the employer in your cover letter what the company can do for you instead of what you can do for the company. This mistake is particularly common among new college graduates and other inexperienced job-seekers. In most cases, employers are in business to make a profit. They want to know what you can do for their bottom line, not...
Guest Post by Anne Gottlieb Angerman, www.icareermatters.com 1. Know Yourself 2. Know what you are looking for 3. Narrow the search = Geographical area if there is one 4. Put it out to the universe- everywhere- let everyone know you are looking for a certain job 5. Dont do it alone! Find a support system- whether it
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Great info, thanks for useful article. I’m waiting for more