“Thank you so much for taking the time and making the effort with my resume. It looks good and concise and gets to the point. I saved your advice pertaining to cover letters as well so I might make a better effort in writing individual letters for those involved instead of a one letter cover […]
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Category: Cover & Thank You Letters
VIDEO: Thank You Notes & Other “Old Fashioned” Approaches
Why Should You Send a Thank You Note After an Interview? SHOULD you send one? This post/video was inspired by a post/comments on a LinkedIn conversation I read on someone’s page. They wondered if thank you letters after a job interview were considered “out dated”, “old-fashioned”, even strange. What? Hear MY opinion on all this, […]
VIDEO: Cover Letters That Stand Out (Ideas You May Not Have Heard Before)
One in the VIDEO SERIES: Simple Ways to Stand Out as a Job Seeker: How to Capture Attention in a Cover Letter (check out the whole playlist!) Additional blogs about cover letter tips: — The Truth About Cover Letters (That you probably don’t want to hear) — Really Bad Cover Letters (the […]
The Truth About Cover Letters (That You Don’t Want to Hear)
Let me have a confessional moment here first: I hate cover letters. My clients hate cover letters. Some employers don’t even read them (probably because they hate them, too.) (and many (even most?) recruiters don’t want them, though always check) Sometimes, they can make a difference in getting noticed though. And it’s IMPOSSIBLE to […]
Please and Thank You (+ Sample Letter – You’re Welcome!)
Say your “please’s” and “thank you’s”, please! My momma raised me to send thank you letters, whether it was for the gifts I’d received as a child all the way up to making sure I followed up promptly after my first job interviews in high school. And I still do this, all the time as […]
