How to write a cover letter 写求职信时应该避免的错误Word格式.docx

How to write a cover letter 写求职信时应该避免的错误Word格式.docx

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PeoplearenowacknowledgingtheimportanceofCoverletterforResume.Butstillaremanypeoplewhodonotknowtheproperwayofwritingacoverletter.Theimproperpresentationofacoverlettercanshowthepitfallsofyourcareer,anditcanblockyourwaytosuccess.

Inthisarticle,Iamherebygoingtodiscussthesefollowingthings:

1.Coverletterdefinitionandmeaning

2.Whattoputinacoverletter

3.CommonmistakeswhilewritingaCoverletter

4.Coverlettertipstoavoidmistakes

5.Coverletterdefinitionandmeaning

OnceSteveJobssaidinaninterview:

“Itdoesn’tmakesensetohiresmartpeopleandthentellthemwhattodo;

wehiresmartpeoplesotheycantelluswhattodo.”<

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Accordingtohim,iftheorganizationhiressomesmartpeople,theyemployeesshouldbeclearandconfidentaboutthedirectiontheywanttogivetothecompany.However,thisclearapproachcanonlybefoundintheemployeewhoisverycleartotheirgoal-onewhoknowshowtheirskillcanbebeneficialfortheorganization.Thisiswhatyouhavetoproveinyourcoverletteraswell.Itshouldclearlymentionyourpotentialandskills,andhowtheyarebeneficialtotheorganization.

Howdoyouthinkanemployercanjudgeyouonthebasisofhalfanhourinterview?

Itisthecoverletterwhichservesasthemirrorofyourpersonality.Ittellsyourpersonalmotifwhichyouwanttosatisfyintheorganizationandalsodescribeshowfulfillingthismotifcanbearewardforthem.

Acoverletterisaformalletterwhichisattachedwiththeresume,inordertoexplainthereasonforthejobapplication.Itallowsyoutohighlightcertainareasortraitsofyourpersonality,whichyoufeelwouldmakeyoutheappropriatecandidatefortheposition.Traditionallyitactsasafrontletterfortherecruiter.Althoughitcarriesvastimportanceduringtheinterview,itisthemostunderratedofthewholeapplicationprocess.Itisalsobecausemanyofusarenotsureaboutit.

Whattoputinacoverletter

OnecanoftenobservehowtheCoverlettertemplateofassignmenthelpexpertslooksverypresentableandperfectinformat.Butassoonaswetrytomakeonesimilartothem,wefailtodoso.Itisallduetothelackofexperiencethatwefailtobringqualityliketheonlineexperts.

Henceitisveryessentialtoknowwhattoputinacoverlettersothatwecouldbeabletomakeaperfectcoverlettersample.Thecoverletterformatcaneasilybefollowedbylookingintosomecoverlettersample.Inordertolearnwritingacoverletter,youshouldknowaboutitscontent.Afterresearchingoncoverletterexample,Icametoknowaboutfewcoverlettertips,whichweshouldknowaboutthecontentsofacoverletter.

Whyyouarecompetentfortherequiredposition

Howyoucanaddvaluetotheorganization

Whyyouwanttoworkwiththem

Whichqualitysetsyoudifferentfromtheothercandidates,andthatcouldbebeneficialfortheemployers

Thesearethecommonquestionswhichyoushouldpreparebeforeyouattendtheinterview.Thesearethegeneralquerieswhicheveryemployerwantstosatisfyfromacandidate.Soitwouldbebetterifyouanswerallthesequestionsinyourcoverletteraswell.

CommonmistakeswhilewritingaCoverletter

Althoughwereadalotaboutthewaysofwritingacoverletter,weoftentendtomakemistakesonit.Thesemistakesthoughseemssmall,canbefatalforourcareer.Henceoneshouldbecarefulaboutthesemistakes.

Afterviewingmanycoverlettersamples,Iobservedafewcommonmistakesthatmostpeopledoinacoverletter.

Iammentioningbelowthelistofthosemistakeswhicharecommonanddetectable:

1.Usingaweakopeningline

Theopeninglinecarriesvastimportance.Ithastheabilitytotemptthereaderstogothroughthewholecoverletterifthecontentiscatchyandinteresting.Hence,youshouldavoidandweakopening.Donotstartwithyourname,like-

“MyNameisWillSmith…”

Unlessyouareafamouspersonality,yournameisnottooimportant,tobeginwith.Moreover,yournameisgeneralinformationwhichwillbealreadyavailableinyourresumeaswellinotherpartsoftheapplicationform.

2.Makingittoolongandboring

Thereisastandardlengththatyoumustfollowinacoverlettersample.Thelengthshouldexceedfrommorethanapage.Thisletteriswrittenonaconversationalformwhereyoudiscussesyouraimsandopportunities.Butmakesurethatitdoesnotexceedtoalengththattherecruiterloseshis/herinterest.

3.Forgettingtosigntheletter

Thisistheverybasicthingtonotice.Henceitisevidentthatitmissourattention.Makesurethatyouareawareofthesmalldetailsimportantinyourcoverletter.PutyourSignatureattheendofyourletter.

4.Talkingtoomuchaboutyourself

Theworstmistakethatmostcandidatesdoisgivingalonglistoftheirsoftskillsinthecoverletter,ratherthantalkingaboutthejob-relatedskills.

Itistruethatinacoverletter,youareadvisedtodescribeyourachievementsandskills,buttrytofocusmoreongivingreasonsonwhyyouaremorecompetentforthevacantposition.Donotstretchittoalevel,wheretherecruitersfindyouexaggeratingandboastful.Don’tincludeyourpersonallifedetails.Yes,youhavetoexpressyourself,butdoitasyoumightdoitinanacademicpersonalessay.

5.UsingagenericCoverlettertemplate

Inthepretextofpresentingaperfectformat,candidatesusuallycopy-pastethesametemplatewhilewritingacoverletterforanycompany.However,itishardtoescapetheeyesoftherecruiters.Theycaneasilydetectthecopiedcontent,andthiscanadverselyaffectyourinterview.Insteadofthis,trytoresearchabit,andworkonmakingacoverletterperfectforthecompanyyouareapplying.Iamsureyourhardworkwillsurelygiveyousuccess!

Coverlettertipstoavoidmistakes<

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Intheabovesection,Idiscussedthecommonmistakesinacoverletter.However,toavoidthesemistakes,youmustfollowsomecoverlettertips.Followingthesetips,youcaneasilypresentanintactandstronglybuiltcoverletter.Readbelowtoknowthesetips:

1.Itisadvisabletogoforthoroughresearchbeforeyoujointheinterviewforacompany.FindouteverydetailaboutthecompanythatyoushouldknowtofeedintheCoverlettertemplate.Youshouldbecarefulaboutthespelling,names,andtitlesofthepersonyouareaddressinginyourcoverlettertemplate.

Ifyouareunsureaboutanydetailsabouttheorganizationsuchas-thenameofthehiringmanager,orcontactdetails,youshouldbettercontacttheconcernedpersontoaskformoredetails.

2.Acoverletterisquitedifferentfromaresume.Younarrateyourpartofthestoryincoverlatter.Butkeepinmindthatthelanguageshouldbeintactandprecise.Itshouldnotexceedfrommorethanonepage.Noemployerwillbeinterestedtoreadawhole4-5pagesonyourcapabilitiesoryourpotential.

Hence,keepitshortandinformativesothatonecangettoknowaboutyourpersonalitybyreadingthecoverletterin10seconds.

3.Itisadvisabletostartyourcoverletterwithagreatopening.TheopeninglinesshouldbestrongenoughtoholdupthereaderstogothroughthewholecontentofyourCoverletter.Itshouldbeabletograbtheirattention,hencetrytostartitwithsomespecificthingaboutyou.Itshouldbesuchthatfromthebeginningline,theymaygetanideaofyourwhereabouts.

Forinstance,youcanstartwritingacoverlettersampleas-

‘Hi,IamanSEOExecutive,withfiveyearsofexperiencefromareputedmultinationalcompany….’Withthisline,therecruitersgetageneralbackgroundknowledgeaboutyou.Thiscreatesaninterestinthem,andtheyproceedwiththewholeCoverletter.

4.Thelanguageusedinacoverletterisoftenconversational,toconnecttheinterestoftheinterviewerwithyou.However,youshouldvaryyourtonekeepinginmindthecompanyyouareapplyingfor.Forinstance,forthenewandfreshstartups,youcangetalittlecasualinyourtone.However,ifitisalargeorganization,youshouldbetteruseamoreserioustonetoshowyourconcernandsincerity.

Toavoidanygrammaticalerrorsorsentencestructure,youshouldbetterproofreadyourCoverlettertemplateagainandagain.Checkoutifyourtoneinthecoverletterisabusiveorrude.Youshouldworkonit.

5.Numbersandstatisticsalwayswork!

Trytoshowupthepowerofnumberstoavoidanyvaguestatements.Describetheprofitpercentageandprogressrateofthepreviouscompanyinwhichyouworkedwith.Yourcontributiontothegrowthofthebusinessinthepreviouscompanywillassurethemofyourpotential,andtheywillbesureaboutyourperformance.

Theemployerofanycompanywouldlovetoselectacandidatewhoisfocusedandknowshis/herworkwell.Thestatisticalgrowthofthepreviouscompanywillassurethemaboutyourcapabilities.