Hiring folks—like the rest of us—are often faced with information overload. With home phones, cell phones, business phones, e-mail, U.S. mail, voice mail, junk mail, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and a myriad of other communication vehicles, it is challenging to sift through the “noise” and “traffic” to hone in and focus on one candidate. This is ...
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Barb Poole
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Category Archives: Cover Letter Tips
Writing Electronic (E-mail) Cover Letters
Communication has evolved over the years due to technological and other changes in our society. How we write letters is a great example. At the beginning of the 20th century, a business letter would have been handwritten in meticulous cursive style. It would have been lengthy and chock full of flowery images and adjectives. In the ...
Internet Cover Letter Tips
Many job seekers complain of applying online with cover letters for dozens (if not more) of positions on monster.com, careerbuilder.com or other job boards. What happens so much of the time? Absolutely nothing. While I do not have magic solutions or answers to this, let ...
Ten Top Cover Letter Tips
Those who are fans of David Letterman know he made a name for himself over the past few decades with, among other sketches, his Top Ten List. I've compiled my own Top Ten List for Cover Letters. While Letterman's lists are lighthearted and humorous, my ...
Writing a Killer Cover Letter: The 3 C’s
Cover letters are critical to your success. They introduce you and are an indicator of your intellect, selling and business savvy and confidence, as well as your professional experience and skills. Résumés are more impersonal documents that contain information and facts, albeit spun to sell ...
Tips For Writing Cover Letters
Cover letters are read carefully by those with the power to make, or influence, the hiring decision. The higher up the professional ladder you climb, the more important cover letters and career search letters become. For the candidate who must demonstrate written communication skills in ...
