Archive for the ‘Cover Letters’ Category

Example Cover Letter For Resume – Tactics to Make the Recruiter Pick Up the Phone

You can pull a cover letter off the web. It will be expedient. But be truthful. It won’t get you the job. A cover letter that really gets attention has something extra. It doesn’t have to be big or deep. As a matter of fact, sometimes you don’t want it to be. But it does [...]

Put Some fever in Your Cover Letters

Forget the drab; one size fits all cover letters that you may have used in the past. And please ignore the letter samples in publications and on web sites that go on and on with paragraph after paragraph, essentially providing a condensed version of your resume. These types of cover letters are not effective because [...]

Including Temporary Employment on Your Executive Resume

Including Temporary Employment on Your Executive Resume

While searching for an executive level job, have you spent time working temporary positions? You might have considered omitting these temporary jobs from your executive resume’s next draft. However, most employers are certainly used to seeing temporary occupations listed. As many executives know, some temp jobs can be as challenging and rewarding as full time [...]

Tips For Including References in Your Job Search

Searching for a job in today’s world is a very competitive task to undertake. While most of us like to think that obtaining a good job is more about our skills and qualifications than whom we know, this is not always the case. Therefore, the references that you add to your resume may be very [...]

Better Than a Free Resume Cover Letter – How to Make Sample Resume Cover Letters Get Noticed

The job market, like everything in this economy, has changed dramatically. And so have basic job search tools, including cover letters. Today’s market is ultra-competitive. Your cover makes you stand out. Or your recede into the background like a sheet of wall paper. If you simply copy a free resume cover letter off the net, [...]

Too Young to Retire, Too Old to Hire

Too Young to Retire, Too Old to Hire

The 21st Century was supposed to usher in a wave of retiring Baby Boomers who would live off the spoils of their retirement funds traveling to sunny destinations, playing golf and enjoying time with their grandchildren. The reality of 2009 has many Baby Boomers reconsidering this vision of their future! Some Baby Boomers who feel [...]