No-Nonsense Cover Letters
Cover letters are often considered the plague of the job search. Most job
seekers spend a great deal of time and effort preparing a winning resume, and
then fail to appreciate just how important cover letters are to their successful
efforts. To ensure that you don’t fall into this trap, we’ve written this book to
share our insider secrets to cover letter writing, design, formatting, and distribution.
If you’re currently in the job market, we’ve got some great news for you!
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, total employment in the United
States is expected to increase by 14.7 percent between the years 2004 and 2014
(www.bls.gov ). As the numbers indicate, it’s a great time to be looking for a job,
whatever your particular situation (such as graduating college student, skilled
tradesperson, mid-level professional, senior-level executive, return-to-work mom,
or military veteran). Opportunities are everywhere, and your challenge is to
position yourself so that you can capture those opportunities and land a great
new job.
Developing a powerful cover letter to accompany your resume is key to
opening doors and generating interviews. Ultimately, cover letters and resumes
do not get jobs; people do. But by creating a set of documents that clearly
communicate who you are, what you can do, and how well you do it, you can
present yourself as a desirable candidate in the eyes of prospective employers.
Equipping yourself with one or more cover letters that complement a powerful
resume will instantly give you a distinct and measurable advantage over your
competition.
To help you achieve that competitive edge, we’ve created a one-of-a-kind
cover letter book that clearly and concisely guides you through the letter-writing
process. To be sure that this book is easy to use, we’ve cut through all the confusion
and gotten right down to brass tacks: our no-nonsense approach. We’ve given
you the information you need, provided you with the worksheets to assemble
all of your information, demonstrated how and where to use that information,
seekers spend a great deal of time and effort preparing a winning resume, and
then fail to appreciate just how important cover letters are to their successful
efforts. To ensure that you don’t fall into this trap, we’ve written this book to
share our insider secrets to cover letter writing, design, formatting, and distribution.
If you’re currently in the job market, we’ve got some great news for you!
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, total employment in the United
States is expected to increase by 14.7 percent between the years 2004 and 2014
(www.bls.gov ). As the numbers indicate, it’s a great time to be looking for a job,
whatever your particular situation (such as graduating college student, skilled
tradesperson, mid-level professional, senior-level executive, return-to-work mom,
or military veteran). Opportunities are everywhere, and your challenge is to
position yourself so that you can capture those opportunities and land a great
new job.
Developing a powerful cover letter to accompany your resume is key to
opening doors and generating interviews. Ultimately, cover letters and resumes
do not get jobs; people do. But by creating a set of documents that clearly
communicate who you are, what you can do, and how well you do it, you can
present yourself as a desirable candidate in the eyes of prospective employers.
Equipping yourself with one or more cover letters that complement a powerful
resume will instantly give you a distinct and measurable advantage over your
competition.
To help you achieve that competitive edge, we’ve created a one-of-a-kind
cover letter book that clearly and concisely guides you through the letter-writing
process. To be sure that this book is easy to use, we’ve cut through all the confusion
and gotten right down to brass tacks: our no-nonsense approach. We’ve given
you the information you need, provided you with the worksheets to assemble
all of your information, demonstrated how and where to use that information,
and included more than 100 sample cover letters addressing a wide array of
situations. When you’re finished with this book, you should have a cover letter,
or perhaps a set of letters, that are powerful and polished—true no-nonsense
cover letters that position you to successfully pursue your career goals.
As you read this book, you will note references to No-Nonsense Resumes,
our companion book (also from Career Press), which provides you with similar
insights into the resume-writing process. We encourage you to consult that book
in preparing your resume and use the two books together in developing an
integrated and powerful approach to your job search documents.
situations. When you’re finished with this book, you should have a cover letter,
or perhaps a set of letters, that are powerful and polished—true no-nonsense
cover letters that position you to successfully pursue your career goals.
As you read this book, you will note references to No-Nonsense Resumes,
our companion book (also from Career Press), which provides you with similar
insights into the resume-writing process. We encourage you to consult that book
in preparing your resume and use the two books together in developing an
integrated and powerful approach to your job search documents.
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