jobjenny's pdxmindshare presentation: create a killer cover letter
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HOW TO CRAFT
A KILLER
COVER LETTER
Jenny FossJobJenny.com
Twitter @[email protected]
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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