Do not discuss salary requirements in resume cover letters. If job posting requests that you respond with salary information, simply state in your cover letter “I would be pleased to discuss my salary history in an interview.” Then quickly move on to what you can offer them in terms of your talent and skills.

Give an exact date when you will follow-up to discuss an interview. Don’t depend on employer to follow-up with you.

Keep it Short and to Point

Do not say ‘enclosed please find my resume.’ This wastes valuable space in resume cover letters you can devote to highlighting why you are perfect for job.

State what you need to, but don’t draw it out. Keep resume cover letters to one page, preferably about four short paragraphs.

Neatness Counts

Proofread your resume cover letters and then ask someone else to proofread as well. Don’t eliminate yourself from candidates called for an interview because of a simple typo or misspelled word. Don’t rely on your computer’s spell check. It does not always catch everything.

Make sure your letter is neat. If at all possible, spend a little extra and print it on nice, professional paper. Make sure there are no wrinkles, folds or smudges.

Following a few simple rules can help your resume cover letters stand out from all rest and get you in door for an interview and on your way to that great new job!

Roger Clark (BSc) has over 25 years experience in career development & recruitment at a senior level through top management positions he has held with major international companies.

http://www.top-career-resumes.com

3.Eliminate drains

A drain is anything that wastes your time, drains your energy, and has some negativity around it. It could be circumstances, habits, things or people. Drains have an opportunity cost. When you focus on a drain, you don’t have time to create, respond to opportunities (or even notice them), or do what you really want. You miss out on other opportunities which might be more fun, lucrative, creative or significant.

4. Uncover your job values

Your values are behavior and activities to which you are naturally drawn. When engaged in these activities, you feel most like yourself: connected, excited, glowing. Your life has a feeling of effortlessness. Most of us lead lives which do not grant us chance to feel this way. If you take time to identify your values, you will be more aware of why there are conflicts between you and your job and be more able to identify needs you have sacrificed.

5. Define success for yourself

Until you take time to define success for yourself, it will be defined by others (your boss, your parents, your partner), your culture, past, or advertising. One way to define success for yourself is to complete sentence, “I know I am being successful by . . .”