Jobs @ Career Consulting Limited

Return to career-consulting-limited.com
Managing
People
Managing Your Career
CV Examples
Coaching
Cover Letter Examples
Pre-Employment Tests


Successful Job Seeking - The Importance of Your Cover Letter


As an employer I receive many job applications each week. Some cover letters are so well written that I am compelled to review the attached resume even if our company is not currently hiring. I don't want to miss an opportunity to contact an outstanding individual. Other cover letters are sufficiently interesting that I will file them away and review them later in the week, while others simply beg to be deleted immediately.

What makes the difference? For me, there are three factors; understanding, argument and attention to detail.

Understanding. Here's what I am looking for. Did the job seeker spend time to find out about our company, our products and services and our markets? As an employer it's easy to identify the level of understanding of job seekers and classify them into three areas - those who understand our company, those who have some understanding of our industry and those who have no understanding at all. I dispose of e-mails from this last group immediately. However, if the job seeker clearly takes time to understand us, I'll take time to read about him or her. As for the group in the middle? I'll usually take some time to read their cover letter, but unless they make a compelling argument with excellent attention to details they too, will be deleted.

Argument. Even if the applicant clearly demonstrates some knowledge of our company I'm still looking for a compelling reason why I should take time to review an accompanying resume. I'm interested in the applicant who clearly goes the extra mile - one who understands us and persuades me to find out more. This is the type of person I want working for our company!

Attention to Detail - Grammar and Spelling. It goes without saying that grammar and spelling are important. They are cornerstones of written communication. Since we are a client-focused company, every employee must possess good communication skills, both written and oral. I'm looking for well-constructed paragraphs and sentences, together with correct spelling. Details count.

Find more job hunting resources at www.jobhawk.com.

Bruce Sutton is president of Jobhawk Inc., an online job search site based in Toronto Canada.


MORE RESOURCES:

Careers  University of Northern Colorado








Careers  City of Phoenix (.gov)



Careers  City of Ontario, California (.gov)





Careers at FEMA  FEMA.gov


Careers | Home  USDA (.gov)



Employment Opportunities  Alabama Department of Public Health (.gov)


Careers and Jobs at CRS  Catholic Relief Services

Careers  UC Santa Cruz


Careers  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Working for ICE  ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov)






Careers at USCIS  USCIS (.gov)

Job Listings  Fayette County Public Schools

Employment Opportunities | Game Commission  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (.gov)

Explore Store Careers  Target Corporation

Store Hourly Job Areas  Target Corporation


Corporate Career Job Areas  Target Corporation


Work for Us  National Park Service (.gov)

Work With Us  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (.gov)


Careers at TWU  Texas Woman's University



Work at the U.S. Department of Energy  Department of Energy (.gov)

Recruitment & Classification  Sonoma County (.gov)

Employment | Department of Corrections  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (.gov)



Water Services Careers  City of Phoenix (.gov)

IOM career gateways  International Organization for Migration



Career Opportunities  Gilead Sciences


Careers  BASF

Jobs  City of Rochester (.gov)

Careers at the IOC  Olympics.com


Jobs at Liberty University  Liberty University




Our Hiring Process  Target Corporation


Co-op & Career Design  Kettering University

Careers  Calgary Board of Education

Career Services  Cornerstone University


MPA Employment Data  USC Price School

Interview Guide and Tips  Target Corporation


Current opportunities  Turner & Townsend

Recorded Video Interviews  Target Corporation


K9 Recruitment Bonuses  United States Secret Service (.gov)

Careers  West Virginia Department of Education


Job Opportunities  Bellevue School District


Careers at Union  Union College

WORK AT LVMH  LVMH


Programs and Internships  Goldman Sachs

Employment Opportunities  Unity Health Toronto

Work with us  JPMorganChase

Careers  City of Norfolk (.gov)


Careers  Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

Work for the City of St. Louis  City of St. Louis, MO (.gov)

Students and graduates  JPMorganChase


Careers and skills  JPMorganChase


Careers  The University of Texas at San Antonio | UTSA

Apply for a job -  The City of Vancouver, WA

Need More Information?
Site Home | Site Map | Links | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
© Career Consulting Limited.com 2011

tumblr visit counter