Are you the feeling that the letter is only the formalities? Or is just there to support recovery and in the best case to show the recruiter or hiring manager that you are less serious and are interested in the job?
Maybe you've even thought, is simply a repeat of your resume in some way and that, in spite of hundreds of whom you have sent, the phone does not ring for interview requests, as expected, and how long did you wait?
If your answer to either question is yes, then I can understand your frustration, because once I was.
However, after failing many times with my job search led me to discover what really is preventing me from getting interviews and job offers that I wanted ...
And especially to receive calls for job interviews for positions that have qualified in the first place.
And believe it or not, after much research on this topic, working with and learning from some of the best recruiters, marketers and sellers in the world combined with interview several hiring managers and business owners here I have finally found .. .
1. When you use everything I learned, although their advice, in practice, I started getting interviews and job offers. Then, later ...
2. I decided to follow my own business and use many techniques and so on, I've developed along the owners of business contacts and decision makers and get offered jobs to see me as an independent consultant, and use the same techniques also worked well.
3. I also learned that there is no longer the letter, you might think.
First, it is a waste of time.
Secondly, it is not only an accompanying document ...
In addition,
It is not only to show the recruiter or hiring manager that you are interested in the position and not to repeat the information on your resume.
But it is a sales letter, letter to sell them.
And like any professional sales letters and high-impact, must have the following ingredients.
1. Greetings - addressed to the person designated as an engagement manager.
Example: Mr. John and Elizabeth Dear - make it personal and calling them by name. Whatever it takes to ensure their correct names.
A second catchy "title" or "grabber"
This is the first paragraph of his letter to start a sentence or two that immediately creates a relationship with the hiring manager, followed by a "teaser" or hook, which encourages them to read another letter, in order to "merge" strong arguments, but they are thin on you in this first paragraph.
3. The "what-can-I-made-for-you".
This is a series of bullet points to clarify your achievements as they relate to the needs of the employer. It begins with a preamble, which says: "This is what I have achieved my past employer, and can also be obtained for you"The fourth "find-more-about-me-in-my-Reprise."
This section contains tips, there is more to you, which can be found in your resume. This section also re-emphasize your achievements and to present the next section, which is ...
The fifth call to action.
This is where you say something like "I'll call the" X days "to" hh: mm "to arrange a convenient time for us to talk ..." (Interview)
Your sixth signature and contact information.
Make sure your contact information, such as your e-mail address and telephone number written clearly in your signature.
The seventh "PS" Postscript or - the most read each letter.
This is what is usually seen in any well-written sales letter, just below the signature.
When people open the letters, their first "Browse" to see the bottom of the signature or the name of the person who wrote it, and then, they always read the PS
PS Here is your cover letter, you want to put a second hook that feeds the hiring manager to call immediately for an interview.
Hope this helps, and if you have any questions, send me an e-mail.
