COVER LETTERS
Cover Letter Formats
Cover Letter Formats An average hiring manager has less than one minute to spend scanning the (possibly) hundreds of cover letters they get for just one opening. Scanning is not a through reading of information, just a glance; in order to be moved on to the next step (being read), the document needs to catch [...]
Cover Letter Words
Cover Letter Words Cover letter words are just as important as (sometimes more important than) resume words when trying to get the attention of potential employers about any available job openings. This is, most likely, the first contact you have with the company; the impression this document makes is very important in determining whether or [...]
Cover Letters for International Jobs
Tips for Writing Cover Letters for International Jobs The cover letters for international jobs are different from the ones for positions in the United States. Many countries have no regulations on what types of questions employers may ask of potential employees, other positions require that you have knowledge of the geography of the region and [...]
Bad Cover Letter Example 12
Bad Cover Letter Example Often, especially in the case of a cover letter, knowing what not to do is just as important as what to do. Though every job is different and the information in the letter should reflect that, there are some things that, if included in this document, will probably get your resume [...]
How to Use Specific Statements In Your Cover Letters
How to Use Specifics In Your Cover Letters Cover letters are all too often built out of standardized templates and filled with vague content. You may mean well, but it is easy to be a lazy job seeker and try to get away with writing one cover letter you can use for all of your [...]
Cover Letters For Returning to Work
Cover Letters For Returning to Work Cover letters for returning to work after you have been out the job market can be tough to write. You want to explain why you are heading back into the work force in a positive way. Unfortunately, far too many returnees can’t resist the temptation to share too much [...]
How to Write a Cover Letter
How to Write a Cover Letter Because I have seen so many cover letters send resumes to the trash can, I have written this how to write a cover letter series so that you will have better resume results and get interviews. Imagine you attend a school where there are no grades. Each homework assignment, [...]
Cover Letter Call to Action
How to Write an Effective Cover Letter Call to Action What is an effective cover letter? One that makes employers call you. For years I have created advertising in the yellow pages, mailers, newspapers, and on the Internet. Yet when placing three line classified ads in the newspaper I found one little four letter word [...]
How to Write a Cover Letter Part II: The Formula
How to Write Cover Letter Part II- Lessons from the Sales Copy Pros Also See: How to Write a Cover Letter Part I After years behind the scenes reviewing cover letters and resumes and deciding which ones to choose, and more years of advising employers and HR personnel, I have learned several surprising things: Many [...]
How to Address Cover Letters
How to Address Cover Letters The Most Popular Person in the World There is more mail addressed to one person than any other in the world. This individual gets mail at almost every address including yours. Most people throw this celebrity’s mail in the trash! Who is this big shot? You’ve probably seen the name [...]
