“If Your Resume is the Cake, Your Cover Letter is the Icing.”
The goal in a cover letter is to get the attention of the hiring manager. Use this article to help write your own.
Another Chance to Shine – Following Up on the Interview
Need some ideas on how to write an interview follow up letter that can make or break your chances of becoming hired. Use this type of letter as your second chance!
Don’t Skip The Follow Up After An Interview
How to write a thank you letter to use after an interview, a phone interview, or even to someone who passed your name on to a hiring manager is an art that is not taught as often as it should be by placement services and others who help job seekers with finding jobs. They always cover the basics of resume writing, interview preparation, cover letter writing, how to create a reference sheet, and even how to prepare a salary history, which isn’t even required that often, but ho…
Easy Template to Write Your Own Cover Letter
Use this template to help you create your own cover letter.
Four Common Sense Tips For The Telephone Interview
Here’s a phone interview tip worth considering: smile. A smile is a magic thing, and in addition to being seen in person it can be felt from a distance. When doing a phone interview, don’t think that because the person on the other end of the phone can’t see you that smiling and other positive body gestures are not important. The best interview tip that anyone was ever given was to smile and make positive gestures. In fact, many people talk with their hands. If you do, consid…
If Your Resume Is The Cake, Your Cover Letter Is The Icing.
Cover letter writing is almost as important a skill for a job seeker to learn as resume writing. The cover letter accompanies the resume at all times as the primary support document. Whether you use traditional mail, email, faxing, or another type of electronic submission, this should always be sent with the resume. There are, of course, other tools you’ll use when job seeking. Your cover letter and resume come first of course, followed by follow-up letters, thank-you letters…
Special Cover Letter Considerations For Teachers
Cover letters for teachers need to emphasize qualifications as well as attitude. Education professionals need to come into the field with an attitude of service coupled with a commitment to excellence and a desire to work closely with students. It should reflect all of these points, as should resumes for teachers, and any other self marketing materials used by education professionals.
When writing one for teachers most professional resume writers and job counselors take in…
When the Job Search is Over, be Sure to Say Thanks
When writing a job acceptance letter be sure to show that you respect the hiring manager’s time by being direct, while still polite. And make sure that the letter is short and to the point.