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Cover Letter Essentials!


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ncluding a customized cover letter with your resume is instrumental in helping you land interviews of your choice. Too many people take the easy way out and send in generic, boring letters not even addressed to an individual. The power of your cover letter is an additional opportunity for you to make a lasting impression.  Properly (and sometimes cleverly) written, your cover letter should make an aggressive yet clear statement about why you are "the one." Demonstrating your professionalism and knowledge about the position applied for can help set you apart from your competition. Key components briefly follow, as well as a winning sample which incorporates the "rules."

  Personalized address & contact information
   Enticing introduction immediately stating the reason for your letter

   Value-Added Body (the "meat" of the letter where you SELL yourself and qualifications, while meeting their requirements)
  Asking for the interview - crucial step sometimes forgotten
   Remember your manners (thank them, of course!
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December 22, 1999


Mr. Glenn Dunning
ABC Non-Profit Organization
123 Main Street
Washington, D.C., 00222

Dear Mr. Dunning:

 "Having no vision is a sure way to nowhere."

It is with the vision of your organization that I desire to deposit 20 years of proven management highlights within a variety of areas to include: Sales & Marketing, Business Startup and Turn Around and Customer Service Management. I offer this letter and enclosed resume confident that with solution-focused leadership combined with a resourceful entrepreneurial perspective, I will provide foundational Business Consultation and Event Coordination expertise to your company.

With such accomplishments as being nationally recognized as "Boss of the Year" by the American Business Women’s Association, I have always assured my employers of increased productively and profit improvement by implementing dynamic and motivating leadership techniques. As my prior achievements will reflect, I have exhibited a strong expertise in Relationship Building, Project Management, Training & Development and Creative Marketing skills.

However, I cannot overestimate the value of applying essential synergistic principles while envisioning colleagues through a clear understanding of the over-all corporate purpose. Few endeavors are as rewarding and valuable as taking an entrepreneurial leap in a competitive market. Having operated two highly successful businesses, I bring a two-fold perspective as the employer who can recognize the impact of making crucial business decisions and the employee who understands the importance of company loyalty. Effectively communicating company agenda and developing a strategic plan to measure and meet goals to fulfill that agenda are skills that I have enthusiastically cultivated and hope to diligently apply within the greater vision of your organization.

There is considerably more to relate and I look forward to meeting you as the first step toward a mutually beneficial outcome.

Sincerely,


Jennifer Smith


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