The cover letter book [electronic book] : how to write a winning cover letter that really gets noticed / James Innes.
By: Innes, James [author]
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BookPublisher: Harlow : Pearson, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Third edition.Description: online resource (xvi, 227 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781292086392 (paperback); 9781292086408 (e-book); 978292086422 (e-book).Subject(s): Résumés (Employment) | Cover lettersDDC classification: 650.142 Online resources: E-book | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In a competitive job market, first impressions are vital. To get an interview you're going to have to stand out and a well-executed cover letter is vital to ensure that you do not fall at the first hurdle.
This book takes you through all the essential rules and high impact strategies to ensure your cover letter makes you stand out from the crowd. It takes a detailed look at the fifteen most common cover letter mistakes to ensure you do not make the errors that the competition will be, and covers everysituation from email and fax to speculative letters, career-development letters and advert-response letters.
Includes index.
How to use this book -- Laying the foundations -- Why are cover letters so important -- Getting the basics right -- Job-hunting letters -- Speculative letters : your foot in the door -- Advert-response letters : a winning strategy -- Specialist cover letters -- Letters of application for specialist sectors -- The 15 most common cover letter mistakes -- How to avoid them! -- Other job search letters -- Application follow-up letters -- Interview thank-you letters -- Negotiating an offer -- Requesting a reference -- Resignation letters -- Offer acceptance letters -- Rejecting an offer -- Accepting rejection -- Pay rise request letters -- Requesting a pay rise -- Promotion request letters -- Requesting a promotion -- CVs and interviews -- CVs -- Interviews -- My five top tips for making your cover letter stand out -- How to make your cover letter stand out!
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
James Innes is the Managing Director of The CV Centre, the UK's leading CV consultancy. James founded The CV Centre in 1998 and has built the company to its current position as UK market leaders in the field of CV consultancy. James regularly delivers presentations to recent graduates and also contributes widely to newspapers and magazines in both the UK and France and is the author of The Interview Book , The CV Book , The Cover Letters Book and The Interview Question and Answer Book