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Writing a great cover letter
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| Fibonacci |
| If anyone here is a manager that is responsible for recruiting or hiring people, or if anyone has great experience writing a great cover letter... or a great resume... what are some of your thoughts? I'm sitting here applying for some jobs on craigslist and hotjobs, and though I'm pretty confident my resume and cover letter are solid, what have you found works? What doesn't work? |
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| eRRaTiK |
just google 'cover letter' and you'll find heaps of info.
i attended a seminar held by a HR consultant (one of the big guns) and this was the tip that I recorded that night:
| quote: | | cover letters should be abolished. Your CV should address everything that you attempt to address in the cover letter. HR consultants are time poor and cover letters are viewed as a waste of time. By essentially presenting relevant work/situational experience in the CV then the cover letter becomes redundant anyhow. |
i have found this to be true, both as an a candidate going for a job as well as a hiring manager. I never even got the cover letter handed to me, only the CV before I selected candidates to interview. |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by eRRaTiK
just google 'cover letter' and you'll find heaps of info.
i attended a seminar held by a HR consultant (one of the big guns) and this was the tip that I recorded that night:
i have found this to be true, both as an a candidate going for a job as well as a hiring manager. I never even got the cover letter handed to me, only the CV before I selected candidates to interview. |
I hope that comes to pass. Cover letters are just smoke that is being blown up the employers ass. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| When reading a cover letter I am primarally interested in the candidates ability to communicate. Written communication is key in my industry, if the candidate doesn't write properly in their cover letter then it is presumable their reports and communications to our clients will be sub-par. If informal language or poor structure is used then it goes in the garbage (I will not even bother reading the resume if the cover letter is poorly written). As far as substance goes, I want to see the candidate understands our companies needs and can point out how their skills and experience can help meet our needs. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
When reading a cover letter I am primarally interested in the candidates ability to communicate. Written communication is key in my industry, so if the candidate doesn't write properly in their cover letter, then it is presumable their reports and communications to our clients will be sub-par. If informal language or poor structure is used, then it goes in the garbage (I will not even bother reading the resume if the cover letter is poorly written). As far as substance goes, I want to see that the candidate understands our company's needs and can point out how his skills and experience can help meet our needs. |
*chucks in trash* |
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| TheVrk |
| quote: | Originally posted by eRRaTiK
just google 'cover letter' and you'll find heaps of info. |
If you know how to bull, you'll be fine |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
*chucks in trash* |
I'm not writing a cover letter now, am I? ;) |
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| Dj Skez |
| quote: | Originally posted by TheVrk
If you know how to bull, you'll be fine |
That's what got me through 4 years as a pharmaceutical delivery man, I was even offered a sales position but turned it down. I'm not the type who likes staring at a computer screen and being on the phone all day with whining costumers, it would drive me nuts. But be careful, you can't bull a bullter. If you're immediate supervisor/manager should fit under that description, well you're pretty much ed. |
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| echosystm |
a cover letter is very important. i've seen many managers/bosses throw away an application purely due to presentation and a bad cover letter.
1 paragraph is all you need. don't bull. be upfront and sell yourself.
SELL.
HARD SELL!
"To whom it may concern,
Enclosed is my CV, in application for XYZ. I believe I am a worthy candidate for this position, because I pwn noobs. lulz." |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I'm not writing a cover letter now, am I? ;) |
you may be. I have no way of knowing. syntaxlol. |
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