jobjenny's pdxmindshare presentation: create a killer cover letter

HOW TO CRAFT

A KILLER

COVER LETTER

Jenny FossJobJenny.com

Twitter @JobJennyJenny@JobJenny.com

Stand Out.

Be Memorable.

Outsmart, Outpace

and Outperform

the Competition.

THE DEAL ON

COVER LETTERS

WHY PEOPLE

GET HIRED

WHERE CAN I

SHOW THIS?

WHAT MOST

COVER LETTERS

LOOK LIKE

(SAMPLE)To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept this letter as my expression of

interest in your Field Sales Engineer II position.

I am very interested in representing a successful

organization that values its employees and will

provide me regular opportunity to grow my

career and blahhh blahhh blahhhhh

TELL THEM WHY

YOU’RE THERE

SHOW THEM

WHAT YOU

CAN DELIVER

“What, specifically, can I bring to

XYZ Company, as your next Event

Manager?”

TELL A STORY(One that’s not

on your resume)

ADDRESS IT TO A

REAL HUMAN

BE HUMAN

WHO IS SHE?Jenny Foss is a recruiter, job search

consultant, resume writer and the voice

behind career blog JobJenny.com.

JobJenny.com has been named among

Forbes’ Top 75 Websites for Your Career.

Jenny is also the author of the Ridiculously

Awesome Resume Kit and the Ridiculously

Awesome LinkedIn Kit, and a regular

contributor to TheMuse.com.

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