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Will You Add? - Cover Letter Warning: Watch Out For the BIG BAD WORD!
The Information Age. That is what writers and analysts have labeled the concluding years of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century.Throughout the time-line of history every great era has been given a name to identify the major achievement or advance in progress that marks that time period.Some that come to mind are the Ic
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"Pursuant to said resume attached, I have compiled and codified a list of attribu
Think hard. When was the last time you remember the chief executive officer an American company admitting publicly and repeatedly to getting it wrong? “Humiliated and mortified” is how Jet Blue’s founder and chief executive described his reaction to the NY Times. “Painful to watch” David Neeleman admitted on the Today Show. “Sorry and embarrassed” was how the ful
Just as Goldilocks was suspicious of the big bad wolf, be wary of the big bad word! You know the kind. Pursuant. Heretofore. Credence and all their contagious cousins! Unless you keep your guard up, these little pests will infest your cover letters like termites in a wood pile! Don't let them.
Remember, employers are regular folks--just like you and me. They don't want to carry around a ten-pound dictionary in order to get through what should be a clear and concise cover letter. Decide today that you will communicate with your potential employer as though you were two friends sitting over a cup of coffee. Everyday language, a touch of humor, and specific details about what you can do for the company and why you're the one for the job will take you further than any five-dollar word you heard on a national spelling bee!
Not only is such writing a waste of your time, the result is totally ineffective. The hiring manager is likely to read one sentence, then toss the letter into the trash--your hopes and dreams with it.
Don't let that be your fate. Take charge of your cover letter now. Choose words anyone can recognize and understand and write in a friendly manner that will bring your unique personality to the page.
Try this:
I am so impressed with your company. After visiting your web site and 'meeting' you and other employees through your profiles, I thought to myself, this is the company for me. I am a hard worker and I take pride in paying attention to details. Please give me an opportunity to talk with you about what I can bring to (company name) for the position of (name the job). I already have a list of ideas I'm eager to share with you. I look forward to hearing from you, and then meeting you in person.
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"Pursuant to said resume attached, I have compiled and codified a list of attribu
So you've figured out, more or less what you want to do and where the opportunities are. Now; you have been called for an interview. Here are five steps for interview success for students and graduates:1. Prepare, prepare, prepare.Thoroughly research each employer you pursue. It is not enough just to show up for the interviews and hope for the
Not only is such writing a waste of your time, the result is totally ineffective. The hiring manager is likely to read one sentence, then toss the letter into the trash--your hopes and dreams with it.
Don't let that be your fate. Take charge of your cover letter now. Choose words anyone can recognize and understand and write in a friendly manner that will bring your unique personality to the page.
Try this:
I am so impressed with your company. After visiting your web site and 'meeting' you and other employees through your profiles, I thought to myself, this is the company for me. I am a hard worker and I take pride in paying attention to details. Please give me an opportunity to talk with you about what I can bring to (company name) for the position of (name the job). I already have a list of ideas I'm eager to share with you. I look forward to hearing from you, and then meeting you in person.
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"Pursuant to said resume attached, I have compiled and codified a list of attribu
Work is where most people spend the majority of their waking hours. Not with their family. Not with their friends. Not doing their hobbies. But doing what they want or have to do to make a living. Work. Unfortunately most people are not happy with where they work, who they work with or what they do. And some people hate work. There is hope. You can love w
Not only is such writing a waste of your time, the result is totally ineffective. The hiring manager is likely to read one sentence, then toss the letter into the trash--your hopes and dreams with it.
Don't let that be your fate. Take charge of your cover letter now. Choose words anyone can recognize and understand and write in a friendly manner that will bring your unique personality to the page.
Try this:
I am so impressed with your company. After visiting your web site and 'meeting' you and other employees through your profiles, I thought to myself, this is the company for me. I am a hard worker and I take pride in paying attention to details. Please give me an opportunity to talk with you about what I can bring to (company name) for the position of (name the job). I already have a list of ideas I'm eager to share with you. I look forward to hearing from you, and then meeting you in person.
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"Pursuant to said resume attached, I have compiled and codified a list of attribu
What is the single most important thing you can do as a business owner? That is a question that this week I think I have found an answer to. The answer? Keep your ear to the marketplace by listening to your customers.Ford’s MistakeIn the early 1920’s Henry Ford launched his assembly-line produced Model T. The car was relatively inexpensive, ye
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I am so impressed with your company. After visiting your web site and 'meeting' you and other employees through your profiles, I thought to myself, this is the company for me. I am a hard worker and I take pride in paying attention to details. Please give me an opportunity to talk with you about what I can bring to (company name) for the position of (name the job). I already have a list of ideas I'm eager to share with you. I look forward to hearing from you, and then meeting you in person.
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"Pursuant to said resume attached, I have compiled and codified a list of attribu
However before applying or training for a job in audit it’s worth gaining a good overview of the industry.Internal and External Audit JobsInternal auditors work within companies. Their responsibility is to evaluate the processes & internal systems of control. They try to work as independently of the company as possible to gain the mo
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"Pursuant to said resume attached, I have compiled and codified a list of attributes, and carefully analyzed the characteristics necessary to extrapolate my purpose and penchant for the kind of work you articulated with extreme verbosity on your web site under the item, "Available Positions." That said, I ask your kind permission to garner a private conference with you so I might bring to your attention...
At this point, if he gets that far, the employer will shred the letter as well as any thought of contacting you for an interview.
HOW TO COMBAT BIG BAD WORD-ITIS: Read your cover letter aloud. The moment you hear, feel, or say a word or phrase that twists your tongue and fogs your brain, take it out. Rewrite until the words and sentences roll off your tongue and you feel yourself smiling. Hey this sounds good! Display your passion for the position and clearly ASK for the job interview.
I'm rooting for you! Clear concise language is so rare in the business world today, that those who can master it will land the interview of their dreams--and the job that's behind it.
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