"How to Transform a Boring Message Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part II"

Written by Robert Phillips


"How to Transform a Boring Message Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part II"

In Part I, we covered how to grabrepparttar reader's attention withrepparttar 106912 opening sentence. Now we'll get them interested, arouse desire, and get them to take action. Let's get moving.

Interest

Now that you haverepparttar 106913 reader's undivided attention. The next step is get them interested in what you have to offer. In this case, since you're applying for a job,repparttar 106914 goal is to getrepparttar 106915 reader interested in you, right?

So how do you do that? You feed them interesting facts. Like how much money you saved your previous employer. By telling them how you were at top of your class. Or that you were one ofrepparttar 106916 top salespeople andrepparttar 106917 qualities you possess that enabled you to become a top performer.

Look at your past. There have to be some accomplishments you can talk about. And you must possess some strengths that enabled you to achieve those accomplishments. Don't keep them to yourself. Tellrepparttar 106918 hiring manager. Create enough interest to makerepparttar 106919 reader want to know more. How else can they make an informed decision? You're not helping anyone by holding back.

Desire

You've grabbedrepparttar 106920 reader's attention and created interested, now you'll arouse desire by describingrepparttar 106921 benefitsrepparttar 106922 company will get if it "buys" what you're selling (which is you). What arerepparttar 106923 benefits of hiring you?

You've got a proven track record. You possess qualities that have made you successful inrepparttar 106924 past and will continue to make you successful inrepparttar 106925 future. The hiring manger will be congratulated for making such an outstanding hiring decision. Those are some general ideas. I'm sure you can think of some that are more specific to you and your situation.

Fill inrepparttar 106926 details that apply to your situation. Do you have some special certification or accreditation? Do you have a specialized degree? Do you have unique and relevant experience that make you an ideal candidate forrepparttar 106927 job? Surely, there are several benefits you can use to sellrepparttar 106928 hiring manager on bringing you in for an interview.

Electronic Resume Writing Tips That Boost Your Interview Appointment Success

Written by Leroy Chan


Electronic Resume Writing Tips That Boost Your Interview Appointment Success

Before you write your resume in a word processor, print it, and hand out copies to prospective employers, you should consider formatting it for easy scanning and retrieval from a computer database.

As you can imagine, dozens, maybe hundreds of resumes bombard employers for a position they would like filled. To sift through each of these manually would probably be too time consuming even forrepparttar largest of organizations.

To makerepparttar 106911 search for ideal candidates more efficient, some employers scan and store resumes into a computer database. From there, employers can searchrepparttar 106912 database to retrieverepparttar 106913 name of individuals whose resumes containsrepparttar 106914 keywords or terms they are looking for in a candidate.

How to Get Employer's to Read Your Electronic Resume

The element of your resume that makes it easy to find in a computer database isrepparttar 106915 keywords written on it. The particular keywords that should be on your resume arerepparttar 106916 ones that your prospective employer will use to find you in their database.

A little research will help you determinerepparttar 106917 right keywords. Scan a few of your targeted job descriptions from online job sites. These online postings are loaded withrepparttar 106918 keywords that should be on your resume.

The hiring manager probably wrote those job descriptions and he will probably berepparttar 106919 same person who searches his database of scanned resumes.

Some general examples of keywords most employers will search on are "education," "skill-set," "experience," "talents and abilities."

Successful Electronic Resumes Includes These Elements

Beyondrepparttar 106920 importance of havingrepparttar 106921 "right" keywords on your resume,repparttar 106922 other words on your resume are also important.

For instance, your resume should contain nouns. Your resume should have descriptive words like software programmer, project manager, or Acme Corporation.

Try not to use abbreviations of words if it is not common. For example, you could assume people know that BA spelled out means Bachelor of Arts.

When you write your resume, be sure it contains words most people will understand. In other words, write it using normal language.

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