Do You Need Help Writing A Winning Cover Letter?Written by David Richter
Your cover letter is critical to your success. It sets tone. It is read before your resume and includes vital information about you that every potential employer needs. If you dont have a cover letter, or if you have one that is poorly written, youre setting yourself up for failure. Knowing crucial elements of a cover letter is imperative to getting in doors and moving your candidacy forward.Your cover letter must function as a roadmap leading reader from start to finish. It must be created with one thought in mind to get you noticed. It must invite, it must compel, it must drive reader to a very specific conclusion: This candidate is qualified; in fact, not only qualified, but best fit for position. Your resume will then be read. If your resume is as powerful as your cover letter, an interview will be scheduled. So how should a winning cover letter be constructed? There are a number of ways to actually begin letter. You could pose a question, you could make an extraordinary statement to grab readers attention, or you can quote someone famous. Whatever you do, make sure it is appropriate to advertised position and to skills you possess. Along with this opening, you want to note specific job to which you are responding.
| | Interview Questions: How To Stump The InterviewerWritten by David Richter
In limited time an interviewer has with you, their mission is to know you and assess your worth, especially in relationship to other candidates interviewed. Asking you questions is way they accomplish that mission. Since interviews are two-way streets, your time should be spent assessing position, company, employees and anything else that could sway you toward, or detract you from, job opening at hand. To accomplish this, youll want to come to interview prepared to ask your own questions. Keep in mind that although an interviewer may like you and want to see you continue through subsequent interview stages, you may decide that, based on their responses to questions you have posed, job may not be for you. The following represents a sampling of questions an interviewer may ask. Preparing meaningful responses in advance will impress your interviewer: Tell me about yourself? How are you different from other candidates? Why should I consider you for this position? If hired, what will your greatest challenge be? Tell me how you would perform on job, if offered? Why should I want to get to know you better? What qualifications do you possess that pertain to this position? Tell me about your professional background? What did you like best about your most recent job? What did you like least about your most recent job? Name your biggest strength. Name your biggest weakness. What are your goals short and long-term? How do you set goals for yourself? What was your biggest accomplishment in your previous job? What motivates you to be successful? What was your biggest disappointment? Why did you leave your last position? How would your previous boss describe you? How would your previous subordinates describe you? What was a major problem you faced in your last job, and how did you deal with it? Describe a time you had problems with a supervisor, and how you handled that.
|
