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Description: What are employers looking for?
How do you write a great letter anyway?
In the competitive world of job-hunting, everything depends on first impressions. Ultimate Cover Letters, by the best-selling author and career expert Martin John Yate, will teach you how to write cover letters and e-mails with “wow”. Including advice on assembling the letter, key power phrases and hundreds of examples for each industry and level of seniority, it shows you how to:
• respond via e-mail to online advertisements
• use your CV and cover letter in your plan of attack
• Produce application letters for advertised vacancies
• write follow up and networking letters
• construct acceptance and resignation letters
• use social networking to find and create leads
Along with a new chapter on how to develop your professional image and put this across on the page, this third edition will help you to identify your competitive advantage and see your prospective employer as a customer. With our winning formula, you can provide a solution to their problems, double your chance of success and beat the competition.
Contents: Read this first:
• Cover letters: the secret weapon of your job search
• The six types of job search letters
• Know the job, know your customer
• Develop your professional identity
• Elements of a great cover letter
• Assembling your job search letter
• How to polish and edit your letters for maximum impact
• The plan of attack
Sample letters • E-mail response to online job posting (technical sales representative) • E-mail response to online job posting (investment banker) • E-mail response to online job posting (legal administrator) • E-mail response to online job posting (manufacturing) • E-mail response to online job posting (production supervisor) • Response to newspaper advertisement (health care management) • Response to newspaper advertisement (speech therapy position) • Response to newspaper advertisement (hydrogeologist) • Response to newspaper advertisement (customer service representative) • Response to newspaper advertisement (sales associate) • Response to newspaper advertisement (skilled labourer) • Response to newspaper advertisement (assessment coordinator) • Response to newspaper advertisement (office administrator) • Response to newspaper advertisement (legal secretary) • Response to newspaper advertisement (accounting manager) • Response to newspaper advertisement (international sales manager) • Response to newspaper advertisement (executive assistant) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (entry-level network admin) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (entry-level librarian) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (manager) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (mental health) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (senior customer service specialist) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (research professional) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (personal trainer) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (registered nurse) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (entertainment industry) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (management) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (radiation safety officer) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (veterinary surgeon) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (internship) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (teacher) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (production supervisor) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (sales professional) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (credit account specialist) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (sales) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (media) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (director) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (pharmaceutical sales) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (recruiter) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (project management) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (publishing) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to a potential employer (international sales) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to a potential employer (banking) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to a potential employer (software development) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to a potential employer (internship) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (health care) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (senior network control technician/administrator) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (accountant) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (quality assurance) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (executive computer specialist) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (senior executive) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (senior manager) • ‘Cold’ cover letter to employment industry professional (international operations) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to employment industry professional (IT professional) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to employment industry professional (computer professional) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to employment industry professional (programmer/analyst) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to employment industry professional (IT management) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to employment industry professional (systems integration) • ‘Cold’ e-mail to employment industry professional (systems administrator) • Broadcast letter (teaching position) • Broadcast letter (assistant director of student accommodation) • Broadcast letter (financial planning professional) • Broadcast letter (heavy equipment operator) • Broadcast letter (chef / hotel/restaurant manager) • Broadcast letter (maintenance mechanic) • Broadcast letter (database engineer) • Broadcast letter (senior technical sales) • Broadcast letter (telecommunications) • Broadcast letter (senior R&D engineer) • Broadcast letter (multilingual sales manager) • Broadcast letter (management) • Broadcast letter (HR generalist) • Broadcast letter (operations manager) • Broadcast letter (pharmaceutical sales) • Broadcast letter (information technology programme manager) • Broadcast letter (director of operations) • Broadcast letter (consultant) • Broadcast letter (project manager) • Broadcast e-mail (senior buyer / purchasing agent / purchasing manager) • Broadcast e-mail (new product marketing) • Broadcast e-mail (senior marketing executive) • Broadcast e-mail (logistics) • Broadcast e-mail (head of asset liquidation) • Networking letter (managerial/administrative position) • Networking letter (administrative assistant) • Networking letter (internship/employment) • Networking letter (computer and information systems manager) • Networking letter (management) • Networking letter (chief financial officer) • Networking letter (general) • Networking letter (accounting) • Networking e-mail (HR administration) • Networking e-mail (publishing) • Follow-up letter (after telephone contact) (fund raising consultant) • Follow-up letter (after telephone contact) (adult educator) • Follow-up letter (after telephone contact) (legal secretary) • Follow-up letter (after telephone contact) (purchasing) • Follow-up letter (after telephone contact) (manager) • Follow-up e-mail (after telephone contact) (general) • Follow-up e-mail (after telephone contact) (arts management) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (library system director) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (sales) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (loan processor) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (hospitality manager) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (merchandise manager) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (manufacturer representative) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (general) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (librarian) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (construction manager) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (executive assistant) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (management information systems) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (assistant) • Follow-up letter (after face-to-face meeting) (sales) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (general) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (sales manager) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (senior counsellor) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (management) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (graphic design) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (general) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (entry-level) • Follow-up e-mail (after face-to-face meeting) (auditing) • ‘Resurrection’ letter (HR position) • ‘Resurrection’ letter (team director position) • ‘Resurrection’ letter (stevedore) • ‘Resurrection’ letter (social worker) • ‘Resurrection’ letter (bank position) • ‘Resurrection’ letter (construction manager) • ‘Resurrection’ letter (entry level) • ‘Resurrection’ e-mail (account executive) • ‘Resurrection’ e-mail (programmer) • ‘Resurrection’ e-mail (product manager) • Rejection of offer letter (head librarian) • Rejection of offer letter (team supervisor) • Rejection of offer letter (general) • Rejection of offer e-mail (department manager) • Acceptance letter (marketing research manager) • Acceptance letter (managing consultant) • Acceptance letter (director) • Acceptance e-mail (general) • Negotiation letter (general) • Negotiation letter (sales) • Negotiation letter (senior lab specialist) • Negotiation letter (product specialist) • Resignation letter (ITU nurse) • Resignation letter (care coordinator) • Resignation letter (management) • Resignation letter (sales representative) • Resignation letter (director) • Resignation e-mail (general) • Thank-you letter (after success) (general) • Thank-you e-mail (software manager)ISBN - 9780749464059
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Pages : 280
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