| It may feel unusual to back on the job market. You | | | | That's just two fewer places for your letter to bet |
| may be like many people who didn't see it coming. | | | | screened out. |
| With unemployment at 9.4% (whoa, it just ticked up | | | | - For a significant impression, use an ink imprint on the |
| again didn't it?) you'll find fourteen and a half million | | | | exterior of the covering letter for job application. If you |
| other folks jumping into the dwindling job pool. Your | | | | want your package to get opened personally, |
| covering letter for job application can be a big help in | | | | purchase an ink pad and rubber stamp. Use FIRST |
| times like these. In fact, It can open up new horizons | | | | CLASS MAIL, or IMPORTANT, or REQUESTED |
| for you. But it's got to get opened first. | | | | INFORMATION ENCLOSED. |
| Read on to find a cover letter tips for making the | | | | And the best cover letter tips if you want a specific |
| recruiter open up your job application: | | | | employer to see your letter. |
| - Always use live stamps on your covering letter for | | | | - Send your package through someone other than the |
| job application rather than post office indicia - the ink | | | | post office. You have many alternatives that can add |
| stamps the post office uses with the time, the date, | | | | variety and cachet to your package - Federal |
| and the cost. It's outrageous but postal carriers have | | | | Express, UPS, even a messenger service if the |
| been known to screen junk mail to lighten their load. | | | | recruiter is really valuable. Then, ensure that the job |
| Postal workers are less liable to get rid of your hard | | | | application packet and resume you put inside satisfies |
| written resume as advertising material if you put on a | | | | the promise of the distinctive mark you put on the |
| stamp. And it won't look like a mass on the recruiter's | | | | outside. |
| desk. The best cover letter is one that get's there. | | | | |