How Beneficial is a Sample Cover Letter ?Written by Roger Clark
You can benefit from sample cover letters as they can help you learn about constructs of a high quality cover letter. However, there are some dangers in doing this ...If you have been sending out tons of resumes and cover letters and are not getting interviews you are probably wondering why. After all, you have requisite education and work experience required in job posting. You are sending in both a resume and cover letter as requested, so why aren't you getting any calls for interviews? The answer to this probably lies in type of cover letter you are sending. A lot of job seekers believe it is quite acceptable to copy and paste a sample cover letter and insert their name. There are certainly innumerable sites on internet that can provide you with a cover letter example; however there are a few things you should consider before you simply cut and paste a sample letter and make it your own. The Purpose of Sample Cover Letter The purpose of a successful cover letter is to make employer want to know more about you, to feel need to meet you in person and discuss job opening, to get you an interview! A sample cover letter is really only meant to provide you with inspiration to create your own. A cut and pasted sample resume cover letter will not highlight your unique skills and experience. In fact, a sample cover letter simply inserted with your name and address can have appearance of a 'canned' letter. Prospective employers can spot a cut and pasted cover letter and it often ends up in trash instead of 'call for an interview' stack. What a Sample Cover Letter Can't Do You do not have much opportunity to give any hints of your personality in a resume; after all it's just a recitation of your education and work experience. In today's competitive job market, many people share similar certifications and occupational backgrounds; what sets them apart is their work ethic, personality, and yes; even passion for job! Prior to interview, your unique qualities can only come through in cover letter. A generic sample cover letter just isn't going to give employer an idea of what sets you apart from hundreds of other job applicants vying for same job.
| | Resume Outline - Add Structure & Flow to Your ResumeWritten by Roger Clark
Building your resume, based on a resume outline will give it structure and flow... it provides an outline of all things you should include in your resume. A resume is one of most important documents you will ever createFirst you have to decide on a particular format for your resume. The two main formats in use today are chronological and functional format. Which one is best to use will depend greatly on your situation. To build your resume you can use free resume forms located on web. This can provide you with directions if you are having trouble building your resume. A sample resume outline would include following sections: The Heading Your resume should start with heading. You can list your basic details so employer can contact you. You can include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. NAME ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER EMAIL ADDRESS Job Objective This is an optional section of your resume outline. Here you can tell readers what objective of your resume is and what you are looking for. Example: Entry-level accounting position with medium to large public accounting firm. The "Body" is largest section of your resume outline This is where you can enter details about your education, work experience and additional information. The body contains: Education Here you can list your educational background. Educational Background Format: College, Degree, Major, Honors, Relevant Courses Sample Education Section: Drexel University BA Educational Leadership, May 2000 If you have a college education, do not list your high school information. You can also list any honors for academic excellence in this section of your resume outline. If you are a graduating senior or looking for an internship, you can add a relevant courses section to your resume outline. Employment History This is an important part of resume. Here you can list your previous employment history. If you are using a chronological resume format, you should list most recent job positions first on your resume outline.
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