Make Your Resume Stand Out With a Sales Letter. Get Guarantee Sale Letter Tips and Advice to Capture Your New Employer
A good sales letter
should stand out and grab the employer attention. Learn how to make your resume Stand Out With A Sales Letter.
Below we have sales letter tips, Career tips and Advice to make you stand out.
Its purpose is simple: capture the potential employer's attention and cause him to go on to read your resume which you hope will lead to an interview and an offer for a job. It is meant to open the door so you can make the case that you’re training and experience qualify you as the best answer for the needs of the employer.
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Make Your Resume Stand Out With A Sales Letter
by: Ramon Greenwood
There is no question about it. A strong cover letter (aka sales letter) can make the difference in your search for a job by separating your job application
from the slush pile of resumes that accumulates on the desks of hiring
officials.
In most instances, your cover letter will be your first and only opportunity to make a good first impression on the potential employer.
It's purpose is simple: capture the potential employer's attention and cause him to go on to read your resume which you hope will lead to an interview and an offer for a job. It is meant to open the door so you can make the case that your training and experience qualify you as the best answer for the needs of the employer.
Career Advice: A Few Minutes Is All You Get
You only have a few minutes to grab attention and make your main point. Your letter must be well written, brief and to the point...never more than one page, no matter how fascinating feel your selling messages are.
There's absolutely no allowance for mistakes in grammar and spelling. "Type write" your lette...no hand written notes. Use top quality stationery. Make it first class all the way. A sloppy letter will stop your application dead in its track.
Career Tip: Your Letter Should Be Comprised of Three Parts.
The Opening:
Personalize your letter by addressing it to a person and a title. Double check to make sure you've used the correct address. Cookie-cutter letters are a waste of time.
The opening paragraph is the headline. Its task is to compel the reader to continue reading. Do not exceed 40 words. Relate to the employer by demonstrating that you are interested and resourceful enough to have accumulated knowledge about the business as well as the opening for which you are applying. The selling message:
Refer to the enclosed resume; summarize the reasons that the assets you bring to the table are aligned with the needs and interests of the potential employer. Deal with overall facts; leave the details to your resume.
The Closing:
Clearly state that you are seeking an opportunity for an interview to discuss in depth how your training and experience can be put to work for the employer. Say you will follow up by telephone to set up and interview at a place and time that is convenient for the employer.
Assure Total Quality and Relevance of Your Job Application
Have a third party (hopefully someone with strong talents in composition, grammar and proof-reading) to edit your sales letter and resume. Mistakes signal a lack of attention and ignorance.
Run a quality control check on the letter and resume.
1. Is it logical and easily understood? Is the layout easy and quick to read?
2. Is it persuasive?
3. Is it free of errors?
4. Does it convey a message of quality and professionalism?
5. Is the message expressed in terms of benefits to the employer? Did you use dynamic, action-oriented words and terms?
6. Does the message include a call for action?
Bottom line: Your resume will be awash in a sea of applications, all of which are clamoring for attention. A strong sales letter can make the difference between your becoming a serious candidate for a job and an applicant
who never gets considered.
About The Author
To read more of Ramon Greenwood's common sense work advice on how to advance your career during tough times, get a free subscription to his widely read e-newsletter and participate in his blog at http://www.CommonSenseAtWork.com> He coaches from a successful career as Senior VP at American Express, author of career-related books, and a senior executive/consultant in Fortune 500 companies.
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