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Description
Mind Map by Jonathan Moore, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jonathan Moore
over 8 years ago
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Cover Letter
- Essential part of cover letter
- Personalise your CV
- Highlight most
important parts
relevant to
employer
- Highlight most
important parts
relevant to
employer
- Brief and to the point
- One A4 page at most
- Address to an actual person
- Makes it more personal
- Makes it more personal
- Personalise your CV
- Tips
- Check Spelling/grammer
- Dont use 'Mrs'/'Miss'
- Only 'Ms' for a woman
- Only 'Ms' for a woman
- Tone of letter should be Positive
- Keep a copy on file for interview
- Avoid cliches
- Use good quality
white paper
- Follow up with a call 5 days after submitting
- Improves odds drastically
- Improves odds drastically
- Print your name under your
signature
- If you know name of
employer, add that to name
and address of compNY
- Check Spelling/grammer
- What to Include
- 4/5 Brief Paragraphs
- Specify why you are applying
- In response to ad/on a selective basis
- State where you saw job advertised
- State where you saw job advertised
- In response to ad/on a selective basis
- State why you want to work for
the organisation
- Included why they should hire you
- Included why they should hire you
- Highlight your Unique Selling Point
- Don't repeat what is in your CV
- Don't repeat what is in your CV
- Be specific with how
experience matches job
- Give your details of availability for interview
- Sign off correctly
- 'Yours Faithfully' only if you address the
person ny name
- 'Yours Faithfully' if you do not know their name (eg: Sir/Madam)
- 'Yours Faithfully' only if you address the
person ny name
- 4/5 Brief Paragraphs
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