It’s hard enough to get your resume is tip-top shape for submission, but more and more, employers are expecting cover letters to be submitted for application as well. If all of the highlights of your career are listed neatly on your resume, what’s the purpose of having a cover letter?
From an employer’s perspective, a cover letter can help them gain insight into a candidate that a resume cannot. While a resume is usually just a list of accomplishments, a cover letter is drafted in paragraph format, better showcasing a candidate’s personality. It also allows an employer to see nuances in grammar and punctuation that a resume may not display. The more information an employer has for a candidate, the easier it becomes for them to decide if they’d like to move forward with the interview process.
To read the rest of the article go to http://www.examiner.com/x-14438-Philadelphia-Job-Search-Examiner~y2009m7d18-Job-search-101--What-is-the-purpose-of-a-cover-letter
Monday, July 20, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
7 Ways to Improve Ties and Keep Your Job
Workplace Relationships Stay Strong in Economic Downturn
7 Ways to Improve Ties and Keep Your Job
Article is from http://www.hotjobs.com/
by Tom Musbach, Yahoo! HotJobs
While the recession has been tough on U.S. workers in a variety of ways, it hasn't damaged relationships in the workplace.
A new survey reveals that 87% of professionals have good relationships with their bosses, and 95% get along well with their coworkers. The results of the survey, developed by the financial staffing firm Accountemps, were approximately the same as those in 2005, when the economy was much healthier.
"People make work relationships a priority in good times and bad," says Katherine Spencer Lee, a district president for Robert Half International, the parent company of Accountemps. "In the current economy, we see people pulling together, empathizing with the work and personal challenges their colleagues are facing, and doing what they can to help."
To read the rest of the article go to http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-workplace_relationships_stay_strong_in_economic_downturn-920
7 Ways to Improve Ties and Keep Your Job
Article is from http://www.hotjobs.com/
by Tom Musbach, Yahoo! HotJobs
While the recession has been tough on U.S. workers in a variety of ways, it hasn't damaged relationships in the workplace.
A new survey reveals that 87% of professionals have good relationships with their bosses, and 95% get along well with their coworkers. The results of the survey, developed by the financial staffing firm Accountemps, were approximately the same as those in 2005, when the economy was much healthier.
"People make work relationships a priority in good times and bad," says Katherine Spencer Lee, a district president for Robert Half International, the parent company of Accountemps. "In the current economy, we see people pulling together, empathizing with the work and personal challenges their colleagues are facing, and doing what they can to help."
To read the rest of the article go to http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-workplace_relationships_stay_strong_in_economic_downturn-920
Monday, July 6, 2009
Beyond Job Boards: Targeting the Source
This article is from Career Journal (The Wall Street Journal's career website)
By JOSEPH DE AVILA
For many Americans looking for work, the first stop is an online job board. Now job seekers are finding that prospective employers increasingly are looking elsewhere to find new hires—the companies’ own Web sites.
To draw more applicants to their sites, companies such as software makers Intuit Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. are revamping their online career pages, including making them more interactive by adding videos and employee profiles. Companies also are trying to reach job seekers through social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Sodexo Inc., which provides food services to institutions, offers online “widgets” at its Web site, which send alerts to job hunters’ computer screens when the company has new openings.
Companies say they are scaling back advertising on online job boards, which saves them money.
To read the rest of the article go to http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203872404574260032327828514.html#mod=djemCJ
By JOSEPH DE AVILA
For many Americans looking for work, the first stop is an online job board. Now job seekers are finding that prospective employers increasingly are looking elsewhere to find new hires—the companies’ own Web sites.
To draw more applicants to their sites, companies such as software makers Intuit Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. are revamping their online career pages, including making them more interactive by adding videos and employee profiles. Companies also are trying to reach job seekers through social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Sodexo Inc., which provides food services to institutions, offers online “widgets” at its Web site, which send alerts to job hunters’ computer screens when the company has new openings.
Companies say they are scaling back advertising on online job boards, which saves them money.
To read the rest of the article go to http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203872404574260032327828514.html#mod=djemCJ
Thursday, July 2, 2009
How to apply online and get an employer's attention
This article is from www.jobweb.com
How to Apply Online and Get an Employer's Attention
You've found an ad for an entry-level position at XYZ Inc. With your skills and qualifications, you fit the bill perfectly. But XYZ requires an online application—and that means (you think), you fill out a cookie-cutter application that distills your skills so that it appears you're one-of-a-million applicants, not one-in-a-million. And then—when you click "send"—your application swirls away into the black hole of electronic waste.
Should you or shouldn't you use an online application? And if you do submit your resume online, how can you get it the attention it deserves?
To read the rest of the article go to http://www.jobweb.com/resumesample.aspx?id=868
How to Apply Online and Get an Employer's Attention
You've found an ad for an entry-level position at XYZ Inc. With your skills and qualifications, you fit the bill perfectly. But XYZ requires an online application—and that means (you think), you fill out a cookie-cutter application that distills your skills so that it appears you're one-of-a-million applicants, not one-in-a-million. And then—when you click "send"—your application swirls away into the black hole of electronic waste.
Should you or shouldn't you use an online application? And if you do submit your resume online, how can you get it the attention it deserves?
To read the rest of the article go to http://www.jobweb.com/resumesample.aspx?id=868
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Proper cover letter etiquette
From Vault.com and NYTimes.com
By Vault.com
Anil Dash, the former chief information technology officer for an online music video production studio in Manhattan, lost his job this January when the company fired nearly all its employees. Since then, Dash figures he's applied for more than a dozen jobs, contacting every one of the potential employers - befitting an out-of-work CIO - through e-mail.
But every time he prepares another e-mail, he faces a choice. Should he bother to write an e-mail cover letter, the sort of thing he'd do if he were mailing the resume, or should he merely dash off a few lines to the effect of, "Hi, I'm interested in your job, and I've attached my resume as a Word file. Thanks."
"I do cover letters for jobs I really want," Dash says. "For ones I don't care about, I just spam them."
To read the rest of the article go to http://careerlib.vault.com/cb/content_main.jsp?cb_page=43&ch_id=408&article_id=7577622&cat_id=2351
By Vault.com
Anil Dash, the former chief information technology officer for an online music video production studio in Manhattan, lost his job this January when the company fired nearly all its employees. Since then, Dash figures he's applied for more than a dozen jobs, contacting every one of the potential employers - befitting an out-of-work CIO - through e-mail.
But every time he prepares another e-mail, he faces a choice. Should he bother to write an e-mail cover letter, the sort of thing he'd do if he were mailing the resume, or should he merely dash off a few lines to the effect of, "Hi, I'm interested in your job, and I've attached my resume as a Word file. Thanks."
"I do cover letters for jobs I really want," Dash says. "For ones I don't care about, I just spam them."
To read the rest of the article go to http://careerlib.vault.com/cb/content_main.jsp?cb_page=43&ch_id=408&article_id=7577622&cat_id=2351
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
