| What Is So Important About Cover Letters? | | | | you COULD get, but do you want just ANY old job? |
| In a word - EVERYTHING! | | | | Or, do you want a job where you will have |
| It's taking the best of your qualifications and | | | | opportunities to succeed, make more money and send |
| characteristics and making them enticing to the | | | | your career to new heights? |
| prospective employer. It's a carefully crafted letter that | | | | You have to be your very best to get the great jobs. |
| leads the employer to the resume to see why you are | | | | What skills and abilities do you have that you can offer |
| the best candidate for the job. | | | | the employer - and - how can you do so in a way that |
| The best news is that it isn't that hard. | | | | makes the employer pick up the phone and call you |
| Competition for Administrative Assistant positions is | | | | for an interview? |
| intense. You have to stand out from the crowd in a | | | | Start with your "marketing materials". Your cover letter |
| positive, exciting way to ensure you are the one | | | | and your resume are your sales resources. Make |
| employers are determined to hire. | | | | them work for you. |
| How do you make your cover letter "sing your | | | | The cover letter is the first thing an employer sees. |
| praises"? | | | | Make sure it is impeccable. Proofread it just as |
| If you have already written your resume, the words | | | | meticulously as you did the resume. No mistakes. Not |
| you need are already right in front of you. It's just a | | | | one. |
| matter of weaving them in and out of a few | | | | State clearly what position you are seeking and tailor |
| paragraphs. Ok, so it's a little more involved than that. | | | | the cover letter, just as you did with the resume, to the |
| At least you have the hardest part done - the resume. | | | | specific position and employer. |
| The cover letter builds on the resume and leads the | | | | Have you read that before somewhere? Yes, you |
| employer toward it. Its goal is to get the employer | | | | have. That's because it is very important. Mass |
| excited about the resume. It is a sales tool, just like the | | | | marketing general resumes and cover letters to a host |
| resume is. Sell yourself in a compelling and exciting | | | | of employers is a thing of the past. Targeting a |
| way. Inject energy and let your best qualities reach the | | | | resume and cover letter is essential in today's |
| employer through carefully written examples and | | | | competitive environment if you are to be successful. |
| anecdotes. Don't just state what you are capable of, | | | | Look at it this way: Your competition is doing it. If you |
| show the employer with vibrant language that attracts | | | | don't do it, too, who do you think is going to get the |
| and invites the employer to want to know more. | | | | interview and the job offer? |
| Let your personality show, but remain professional. | | | | A cover letter isn't likely to persuade an employer to |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants held about 4.1 | | | | grant you an interview, but it is part of the whole |
| million jobs in 2002, ranking among the largest | | | | package that WILL encourage an employer to want |
| occupations in the U.S. economy. (Bureau of Labor | | | | to get to know you better. Make it an exciting and |
| Statistics) | | | | enjoyable read and you will find yourself being offered |
| You are a part of a significant sector of the labor | | | | the next Administrative Assistant position you apply |
| market. | | | | for. |
| Are there a lot of Administrative Assistant positions | | | | Best of luck! |
| available? Yes, there are probably a lot of positions | | | | |