Attaching a cover letter to an email is tedious for recipients. Pasting letters makes LONG emails. Concise, fact-based cover notes are key! — Gayle Howard (@GayleHoward) October 13, 2013 A recent survey by the global careers association, Career Directors International, showed 53% of hiring authority respondents believed that a cover letter wasn't necessary. Extra Read More
Yawn, It’s Another Dud Cover Letter
7 Happybrook Lane Croydon Vic 3136 Telephone: 8888 7776 Email: John@bigpool.com September 8, 2010 Attention: David Whitehead Recruitment Re: Your Advertised Position Dear Sir or Madam I would like to apply for the position advertised in The Trumpet on September 9th and hereby attach a copy of my resume for your perusal. I am currently an Area Manger for Clothes 'R Read More
Writing to press readers’ “hot buttons”
The American researcher Dr Rudolph Flesch found people are more likely to read writing if it contains two or three times more instances of “you” (and “your,” “yours,” and the reader’s name), than references to the writer (“me,” “I,” “our,” “we,” and the writer’s name). Think of this when you are writing your next cover letter. It's not: I am an experienced... I am Read More
Cover Letters: What to Avoid
Avoid: Any disparaging remarks about your current employer or employment situation Using cliches such as "I have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, I am a team player" Talking about what you want and what you expect. Spelling and grammar errors. It does not help you if you call yourself a "Manger" rather than a Manager! Get someone good at English and Read More
