Book description
THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO WRITING COVER LETTERS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT FROM THE COMPETITION
With hundreds of ready-to-download letters--updated with strategies for networking online, social media, and responding to Internet job postings.
"Wow, wow, and wow! Letters like these are what I want to see; they help me get to know the person immediately and create a very positive impression." -- Melissa Burke, co-owner, Blue Plate Minds Creative Staffing Agency
"I recommend this book to all the job seekers I work with; it saves them time and expedites the search." -- Julie Hipp, Principal, Impact Partners Executive Search Firm
"This book guides job seekers at every level in using social media and technology to compete with more tech-savvy candidates." -- Mary Gable, career and outplacement counselor
"Podesta and Paxton's strategies are brilliant! The letters will impress hiring managers, and the advice on using the Internet is spot on!" -- Dave McGurgan, social media manager
"These letters go right to the core of what is needed to get one step ahead of the rest." -- Jay Jamison, International Managed Service Leader, British Telecom
"Letters like these bring both resume and applicant to life, so I can make the right decisions about whom to interview and ultimately hire." -- Loretta Kuhland, former Deputy Executive Director, Center for Disability Services, New York Capital Region
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- How to Use This Book and the Accompanying Downloadable Content
- 1. Jobhunting in Today’s New World
- 2. The Top 10 Rules for Writing Killer Cover Letters
- 3. How to Identify and Sell Your Strengths
- 4. The Networking Letter
- 5. The Ad Response and Resume Cover Letter
- 6. The Follow-Up Letter
- 7. The Thank You Letter
- 8. The Make Something Happen Letter
- 9. Additional Jobhunting Letters
- 10. Killer Resources
- Index of Letters That Address Specific Issues
- Index of Letters by Industry and Job Title
- Alphabetical Listing of Letters
- About the Authors
Product information
- Title: 201 Killer Cover Letters Third Edition, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2014
- Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
- ISBN: 9780071831581
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