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 equipment center. The job description stated that they needed someone who could assemble and maintain specific mobility products such as wheelchairs, scooters, etc. There was also supposed to be a fair amount of interaction and evaluations with customers at their homes. I have plenty of mechanical experience - I’ve worked with small engines, construction, and can take apart and put together just about anything. I am physically able to do the work. I’m also good with people, and don’t look scary - so I know that I’d be fine around some of the more elderly individuals that would likely be my customers. But, I didn’t even get a call for the interview. In fact, I haven’t had a call for an interview for any of the last five jobs I’ve applied for! Can you help?

Sincerely,

Bob the Job Hunter”

 

Now, as you can imagine, since this is only an example, there is a great deal more to the job than our sample cry for help offers.

 

But let’s see how - given this little bit of information - I might answer. And see if it fits your own resume and cover letter help needs.

 

“Dear Bob,

Yes, I believe I can help you. If you know, with 100% absolute certainty that you have the qualifications for the jobs you are applying for, and haven’t gotten any interviews, then there is something wrong with your initial approach.

 

Let’s start with your resume:

At the very top, right under your name and contact information, did you put a headline - loud and clear - that stated, in no uncertain terms that you are a qualified Medical Equipment Delivery and Service Technician? Even if you have never worked directly with medical equipment, but this is of great interest to you, why not start your “headline” with: “Experienced Service Technician with Great Interest in Medical Equipment.” Then, right under that line, you could put a few of the most important descriptive words about yourself that are required on this particular job. For example, right under your heading, you could have about 3-4 words such as “Excellent People Skills,” “Empathetic,” “Friendly,” etc. This way, right off the bat, the company sees that you are what they are looking for. They are looking for a Medical Equipment Service Technician - and those very keywords are right up front in your own resume!

 

Now, on to cover letter writing:

If you just wrote a basic “To whom it may concern” letter, you probably never even caught their attention. Who, exactly, at the medical equipment center should you have written the letter to? Did you ever even visit the center? Introduce yourself as someone who might be interested in applying once you had an opportunity to see the facility? Hint: This is a GREAT way of getting your foot in the door! Don’t visit with the intention of applying on the spot - just visit to see if the place is of interest to you in the first place!

 

At the start of your cover letter:

I’d like you to write something like this - in very bold letters: “5 Excellent Reasons why (Store Name) should consider me for the Medical Equipment Service Technician:” and then address the person by name (Dear Mr. Jones or Dear Ms. Smith).

 

Finally:

Bob, I don’t see any evidence that you have actually asked the store for an interview! If you ask, you just may receive! And, it’s easy to ask! In your cover letter, why not simply say something like this:

“So, Mr. Jones, as you can see, I am very excited about the potential for this position, and I would like to come in to speak with you directly about this job as soon as we can set up a date and time for an interview. Can we meet within the next week about this?”

 

You see, Bob, when you use techniques like this, you are giving your potential employer the most important information they need right away, in a way that they cannot miss it. You’ve addressed their needs, you’ve stated that you are the solution to their needs, and you have asked for the interview!

 

I believe that if you try these resume and cover letter help strategies, you will start getting job interviews as never before! I hope this has been helpful to you.

 

Sincerely,

The Caring Folks at the Resume and Cover Letter Help Center”

Although the previous example was ima
1ff8
ginary, the resume and cover letter writing help illustrations given in the article are extremely realistic. If you find that we have piqued your interest, and you want the tools that will have you creating amazing cover letters and resumes that will actually help you get more interviews then check out the advice at Resume and Cover Letter Help for further reading and resources.

Then, once you’re ready to pull it all together and create your own amazing cover letters, simply visit http://www.CoverLetterWriting.net for the only resume and cover letter help that you’ll ever need again! Within minutes of using our tools, you will see how powerful your own job search efforts will be. We guarantee it! And the interviews you get as a result will prove it.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kathy_Tremblay

Author: Kathy Tremblay

Download Amazing Cover Letter Creator Now >>