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Follow-Up Letters
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Follow Up Letter Help
Many executives and hiring managers are busy. They may have failed to select and notify candidates within one or even two months of posting an employment ad. Don’t let this deter you. If you applied for a job, follow up. Make them tell you they rejected you. Never assume they did.
A short follow up letter mailed 3 weeks after submitting a resume will differentiate you from other candidates and suggest to hiring managers that you are unusually interested in the position. A good follow up letter will:
- Remind …
The Art of the Letter
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The Art of the Letter
The first rule of cover letters: Never use a generic cover letter with only: “To Whom It May Concern.” With tons of work on your desk, would you be interested in such a mass mailing? You would probably consider it junk mail, right? You would be much more likely to read a letter that was directed to you personally and so would human resources professionals.
The second rule: Every résumé sent by mail or fax needs a personalized cover letter even if the advertisement didn’t request a cover …
Functional vs. Chronological Resumes
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Functional vs. Chronological
There are three basic types of résumés–reverse chronological, functional, and a combination of the two.
A reverse-chronological résumé arranges your experience and education in chronological order with the most recent dates first. One of the most frequent questions I am asked as a résumé writer is, “Do I have to list all of my jobs? It makes me look so old!” My answer is always, “No, you don’t have to list every single position you have ever held. The trick is to pick and choose the ones that are relevant …
Curriculum Vitae
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Curriculum Vitae
Remember when I said that there is an exception to every rule in the résumé business? Well, here’s another one. In most cases, résumés should be concise and limited to one or two pages at the most. You will carefully select your information to provide a synopsis. In the professions, however, a much longer résumé is expected and the longer the résumé, the better your chances of getting an interview. Those industries generally include medicine, law, education, science, and media (television, film, etc.). If you are applying for a job …
12-Step Resume Writing Guide
Before you can begin to design your resume on paper, you need to have the words. Use the following twelve-step writing process to help you clarify your experience, accomplishments, skills, education, and other background information, which will make the job of condensing your life onto a sheet of paper a little easier.
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