I am currently screening resumes for SIX open positions at work. This means screening several hundred resumes per week. Here is some advice for you...
- Make sure your cover letter is made out to the CORRECT company for the CORRECT position. If you've sent me a cover letter for a part time position at a toy manufacturer, you are automatically out.
- Read the job requirements. If you don't have a degree, and the job requires one, you've just wasted your time sending your resume in.
- If your e-mail address is something like 'sexygrrrl04@whatever.com' or 'iamsoawesome@something.com', perhaps consider setting up a new account - like maybe 'firstname.lastname@gmail.com'. Much more professional.
- Don't save your three page resumes with each page in a different file (ie name a, name aa and name aaa). Why would you even do that?
- For God's sake, use spell checker and READ IT OVER before you send it.
- I don't need to know about your favorite movies, favorite tv shows, favorite books, favorite sports teams etc. Not interested...
Just saying...
4 comments:
Hey, I'm applying for one of those jobs! I'm happy to say I seem to be following all your tips! Although.. Are you sure you don't want to hear about my obsession with Terry Pratchett? ;)
We've been on a hiring spree at the websites I manage, and OH MAN have we received some interesting "applications" -- sometimes I wonder if people think before applying. Apparently not. ;)
Lol, hard to believe people actually hand out cover letters addressed to the wrong company! That's pretty funny!
Keep on doing whatever it is that you do – Thanks for sharing this. In a cover letter to an employment agency or executive search firm, you should always mention your current or most recent salary, as well as your willingness to relocate for a position.
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