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Inside Secret About How Employers Select Resumes You Can Use To Get Interview by lekunze(m): 4:26pm On Nov 04, 2014
Most job seekers don't have a clue about getting their "foot in the door" for a job opening... not a clue. Many people see months fly by without landing ONE decent job INTERVIEW.

It's no secret we're living in some of the most stressful and difficult times in years — and today's job market is a killer. But if you'll keep an open mind and give few minutes of your time right now, you will learn how to improve your chances of getting hot job interview requests and top job offers than most of your competition will land all year.



The Cover Letter Secret

Have you ever worked anywhere and wondered how on earth another employee there got hired?

At some point that person had to get through an interview but how did they even get the interview?

This might surprise you...

Employers do not always interview or hire the most qualified person for the job. While qualifications for jobs are important, employers pick resumes for interviews based on dozens of other criteria than qualifications.

The first criteria employers use to review your resume is your cover letter! Your cover letter is most always read before your resume. Employers form an opinion about you before they ever see your resume.

Your cover letter is the ONLY chance you have to "sell" yourself for the opportunity to be interviewed for the job.

Resumes DO NOT sell. They're not built to sell. And most of the time, unless your resume is outstanding, it can actually end up hurting your job search!

A brilliantly worded cover letter is the ULTIMATE sales letter and practically no one understands this fact. Most cover letters do nothing to land the job interview. MOST ALL TEMPLATE cover letters available on the internet get an F grade. They FAIL. They are not sales letters following AIDA principle. These letters are weak at best. They often overuse the self-centered words I, my, and me; words that should be very limited in your cover letter. Some cover letters have no purpose other than to say there is a resume attached.

Some job hunters neglect to send a cover letter at all. Those that do typically spend far more time on their resumes than their cover letters. No matter how much time, energy, and money you put into your resume, your cover letter is the catalyst that can get you noticed or ruin your chances of getting an interview. There are single words that can get you eliminated. Yet there are easy methods to use the science of language for a masterly crafted cover letter that can literally land you your dream job


How can a cover letter be that powerful?

A professional marketer and expert sales copy writer knows how to use words to invoke actions. You cannot simply ask employers to review your resume or contact you if they are interested - You cannot just 'request' action: Your cover letter must have a purpose and cause action.

Your cover letter is a sales letter and must follow the greatest principle of marketing: AIDA: Attention - Interest - Desire - Action.

Here is the tip: No matter how terrific your resume is, a resume alone does not get employers to call you. Your cover letter must send the message.

Visit http://jobhunt.com.ng/cover-letter-creator/ to learn more about creating a job-landing cover letter
Re: Inside Secret About How Employers Select Resumes You Can Use To Get Interview by flywheel(m): 10:12pm On Nov 04, 2014
lekunze:
Most job seekers don't have a clue about getting their "foot in the door" for a job opening... not a clue. Many people see months fly by without landing ONE decent job INTERVIEW.

It's no secret we're living in some of the most stressful and difficult times in years — and today's job market is a killer. But if you'll keep an open mind and give few minutes of your time right now, you will learn how to improve your chances of getting hot job interview requests and top job offers than most of your competition will land all year.



The Cover Letter Secret

Have you ever worked anywhere and wondered how on earth another employee there got hired?

At some point that person had to get through an interview but how did they even get the interview?

This might surprise you...

Employers do not always interview or hire the most qualified person for the job. While qualifications for jobs are important, employers pick resumes for interviews based on dozens of other criteria than qualifications.

The first criteria employers use to review your resume is your cover letter! Your cover letter is most always read before your resume. Employers form an opinion about you before they ever see your resume.

Your cover letter is the ONLY chance you have to "sell" yourself for the opportunity to be interviewed for the job.

Resumes DO NOT sell. They're not built to sell. And most of the time, unless your resume is outstanding, it can actually end up hurting your job search!

A brilliantly worded cover letter is the ULTIMATE sales letter and practically no one understands this fact. Most cover letters do nothing to land the job interview. MOST ALL TEMPLATE cover letters available on the internet get an F grade. They FAIL. They are not sales letters following AIDA principle. These letters are weak at best. They often overuse the self-centered words I, my, and me; words that should be very limited in your cover letter. Some cover letters have no purpose other than to say there is a resume attached.

Some job hunters neglect to send a cover letter at all. Those that do typically spend far more time on their resumes than their cover letters. No matter how much time, energy, and money you put into your resume, your cover letter is the catalyst that can get you noticed or ruin your chances of getting an interview. There are single words that can get you eliminated. Yet there are easy methods to use the science of language for a masterly crafted cover letter that can literally land you your dream job


How can a cover letter be that powerful?

A professional marketer and expert sales copy writer knows how to use words to invoke actions. You cannot simply ask employers to review your resume or contact you if they are interested - You cannot just 'request' action: Your cover letter must have a purpose and cause action.

Your cover letter is a sales letter and must follow the greatest principle of marketing: AIDA: Attention - Interest - Desire - Action.

Here is the tip: No matter how terrific your resume is, a resume alone does not get employers to call you. Your cover letter must send the message.

Visit http://jobhunt.com.ng/cover-letter-creator/ to learn more about creating a job-landing cover letter
if a. coy only states send CV to ...do we need to attach both the cover letter or only when they indicate send application and CV?

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