| You must have a cover letter. More than 80% of | | | | experience taught me a lot though. I paid attention to |
| recruiters surveyed by the Society for Human | | | | when we needed face time and when we didn't. And I |
| resource Executives say cover letters are a | | | | cut travel time by a third without sacrificing customer |
| necessity. A bad one is worse than none. Which | | | | satisfaction. I'd be happy to talk about how that |
| should give you pause. Do the sample cover letters for | | | | translates to your company." |
| resumes you've collected help you or hurt you? But | | | | Let your package announce your cover letter and |
| with a little modification, yours can elevate you over | | | | resume. |
| the pack. | | | | To make a big first impression, use an ink imprint on |
| See below for a couple persuasive changes that will | | | | the exterior of the packet. If you want the recruiter to |
| jump start your job search: | | | | open your packet personally, try an ink pad and rubber |
| Make them smile (but don't try to make them laugh). | | | | stamp. |
| People welcome a lighthearted sense of humor. But | | | | You're going to put a stamp on the left leading side of |
| overt humor often fails in a cover letter. It's pulled off | | | | the front of the envelope. The standard is FIRST |
| well. | | | | CLASS MAIL. You can also try IMPORTANT, or step |
| As opposed to telling jokes, make contact with the | | | | up to REQUESTED INFORMATION ENCLOSED. |
| reader in a entertaining way. Try - "Six months ago I | | | | If you're targeting a particular company, think about |
| was leaving a | | | | sending your letter through someone other than the |
| wake-up-and-what-day-is-it-and-what-town-am-I-in call | | | | post office. You have lots of alternatives that can add |
| at the front desk of every hotel I stayed in. You could | | | | variety and stature to your packet - UPS, DHS, or Fed |
| say I was a bit travel weary!" | | | | Ex have been proven to get good response rates. |
| Then connect yourself to the recruiting manager. "And | | | | Then, ensure that the job packet and resume you |
| maybe your techs know what that's like." And finally, | | | | place inside satisfies the promise of the special mark |
| transition to the value you can add. "Going through that | | | | you added to the outside. |