Posts Tagged cover letters
Your Cover Letter – Do Your Homework, Part II
Posted by teenarose in cover letter on February 22, 2012
Congratulations! You’ve researched the industry you are interested in, and armed yourself with in-depth knowledge of all the issues ranging from demographics and marketing trends to impact of the latest technological developments. You’re going to work this information into your cover letter and resume in order to demonstrate that you are the best possible person [...]
Cover Letters – Use Facts, not Gimmicks
Posted by teenarose in cover letter on January 25, 2012
Gimmicks are often very effective for selling things – from breakfast cereals to cars to political campaigns – but one place they don’t work is in cover letters. Business has always been about facts and figures. Presentation of those facts and figures needs to be clear and concise. The person to whom you address your [...]
Generating Interviews with Cover Letters that Sell
Posted by teenarose in career success, cover letter, interviewing on January 24, 2012
Generating Interviews with Cover Letters that Sell So, you’re applying for a job. You need written representation for your resume (well, you); and yes, that dreaded cover letter is a requirement. Letters are used with varying purposes in mind: introduction, explanation, instruction, and solicitation. Even cover letters for hiring purposes can be used for a [...]
Cover Letters vs. Employment History
Posted by teenarose in cover letter on January 21, 2012
A detailed employment history belongs in your resume, not the cover letter. Nonetheless, you’ll need to include some reference to it, as such a history pertains to your experience and background. How to handle employment issues in a cover letter If You’re Currently Employed Obviously, if you are currently working for Company A and are [...]
Cover Letters are Morphed Business Letters
Posted by teenarose in cover letter on January 17, 2012
In these days of e-mail and instant communication, the art of letter writing has increasingly been lost. There was a time, very long ago, when school children were actually instructed not only in the art of writing letters, but in the different reasons for writing them, and how letters for various purposes differed from one [...]
4 Secrets to a New Job in 6 Weeks
Posted by teenarose in cover letter, guest article, new job, resume on January 8, 2011
Vince Wiskovitch, from Nassau County, New York, was just hired for a legal position after searching only 6 weeks for a job. By comparison, the average job search in America now lasts 33.3 weeks. Read on to learn the 4 things he did to get hired 27 weeks faster than average. // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client [...]
Don’t Blow Your Cover
Posted by teenarose in cover letter on November 30, 2010
When you see that Christmas present under the tree that has been professionally wrapped – as opposed to the one your husband or boyfriend slammed together with the 99-cent paper and three pounds of tape – you take notice. The quality of the paper shines, the lines are even and the bow blooms. Of course, [...]
How to Write a Cover Letter for an Online Job Posting
Posted by teenarose in cover letter on November 17, 2010
“What’s the general rule regarding the use of cover letters in response to online job postings by email?” Emails are brief and to the point. So, content typically seen in a cover letter would be too heavy for an email in my opinion. When I send a resume by email, I utilize a chopped down [...]
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