Avoiding Common Cover Letter Mistakes

  

The cover letter is a valuable tool when you’re out there hunting for a job, but the majority of people who should be using it to its utmost capacity are badly misusing it or not at all! This can work to your advantage though, if you know how to use this powerful job hunting weapon when nobody else does…you just have to avoid the mistakes others make!

There are a lot of things that people often do Read the rest of this entry »

12 Best Practices For a Winning Cover Letter - Part 2

  

In my last post, we discussed the first six “best practices” for a winning cover letter. Unfortunately, the cover letter is often an afterthought However, the cover letter is a very important part of the resume, giving the first impression an employer will have of you. Following is a list of the second six “best practices” that your cover letter must and/or in some cases must not reflect.

• Use Read the rest of this entry »

Your Cover Letter Example Checklist

  

When looking at cover letter examples in a book or on the internet you should have a cover letter example checklist that you will use in deciding to use an example or not. Your cover letter example checklist will ensure that you do not send out a cover letter that will land your resume in the trash. As a job seeker if your resume lands itself in the trash you are in trouble because you will not land Read the rest of this entry »

7 Key Essentials For Writing a Professional Cover Letter

  

Well written cover letters are essential at every stage of your job search as they provide another chance to sell yourself positively. I would recommend that a letter be sent to accompany each resume being sent out. Not only does the covering letter introduce your resume, it ought to specifically focus on what you have to offer this particular employer. Great care should be given to researching the Read the rest of this entry »

Dear Resume and Cover Letter Help Center - Please Help Me Get More Interviews!

  

I sometimes daydream that career and job seeking clients from around the country might write something that sounds a little like the following imaginary correspondence. I hope it helps give YOU ideas about how to strengthen your own job search efforts:

“Dear Resume and Cover Letter Help Center,

Please help me get more interviews! I recently applied for a position as a service technician at a medical Read the rest of this entry »

Cover Letters Bring Attention To Your Resume

  

You know the importance of a high-quality, professional resume to present to potential employers. However, what most people don’t realize is how the cover letter of your resume is quite often the single factor that draws attention to your resume and gets it noticed. For this reason, it is of the utmost importance that you create one that will bring attention to your resume. Your only goal should not, Read the rest of this entry »

Resume Cover Letter - How to Get Creative For the Extreme Job Hunt!

  

As the economy turns sour, job seekers are putting on their thinking caps and coming up with ever creative ways to get noticed in the job market. From renting billboards, to making themselves a walking resume, getting their potential bosses tipsy and even offering cash incentives, the game of employment has forever changed.

The real question is, are all these stunts and extreme job hunting strategies Read the rest of this entry »

Looking For Resume Cover Letter Samples?

  

If you’re applying for a new job, then your cover letter should sound professional. There’s a lot of confusion surrounding the cover letter, and people often turn to resume cover letter samples to help them know what to say.

Be brief in a cover letter and briefly outline your positive qualities in relation to the job requirements. Always use spell check! A page filled with typing errors will make you Read the rest of this entry »

Quick and Easy Tips to a Resume and Cover Letter

  

When you submit your resume to a recruiter or to a prospective employer, the last thing you want to happen is for it to go straight to the waste basket. You want it to get you invited for a job interview or at least be filed in their database for future consideration. Here are quick and easy tips to avoid that fateful trip to the waste basket.

Tip No. 1: Make a good cover letter to accompany your resume. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Write a Cover Letter For a Resume? The Do’s and Don’ts Checklist

  

Most people do not realize that it is the shining cover letter and not the resume that is directly responsible to win job interviews. A well written cover letter will triple your chances to be called for hot job interviews.

How to write a cover letter for a resume that outshines other job-seekers in the job search process? Here are the Do’s and Don’ts in writing a winning letter. You can use these guidelines Read the rest of this entry »