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Cover letters are alive and sell! When they’re written right, that is. To stand out in today’s sea of qualified job seekers, learn to craft riveting new breeds of cover letters, create vibrant images online, and discover sensational self-marketing documents you never imagined. This completely revised and updated 3rd Edition of Cover Letters For Dummies brings you all this — plus over 200 great new samples by 62 successful professional cover letter/resume writers.
You’ve probably suspected that passive and sleepy cover letters merely hugging resumes won’t get you where you want to go. Especially in a shaky job market. The verdict’s in. Since the last edition of Cover Letters For Dummies, blazing fast change in tools, technology, and how hiring managers come calling and how we invite them to look us over, means big dramatic changes in our job messages.
In this exceptional handbook of contemporary job messages, you’ll discover fresh ways of thinking about cover letters that captain an entire team of new-style job messages.
Introduction.
Part I: Cover Letters and So Much More!
Chapter 1: News Flash: Cover Letters Are Grown Up and Have Kids.
Chapter 2: Creating Images Online for Now and Tomorrow.
Chapter 3: Special Marketing Messages Outrun Rivals.
Part II: Creating Compelling Communications.
Chapter 4: Writing Your Way to a Job.
Chapter 5: Language That Snap-Crackle-Pops.
Chapter 6: Great Lines for Success.
Chapter 7: Job Seeker’s Skills Finder.
Part III: Job Letters: Sample the Best.
Chapter 8: Job Ad Reply Letters.
Chapter 9: Broadcast and Prospecting Letters.
Chapter 10: Networking Letters.
Chapter 11: Resume Letters.
Chapter 12: Thank-You and Follow-Up Letters.
Part IV: Online Messages: Sample the Best.
Chapter 13: Branding Statements and Online Profiles.
Chapter 14: E-Mail Cover Notes.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 15: Ten Urban Legends to Toss.
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Top-Rated Online Profiles.
Appendix: Directory of Job Letter Writers.
Index.
BillieSucher-MS-CCM-JCTC
Posted October 1, 2009
"If you are looking for a job in today's tumultuous environment, make
Cover Letters for Dummies 3E your job search companion. Joyce Lain
Kennedy has, once again, created a masterpiece for job seekers. I
recommend this book daily to clients of my career transition services
practice. Be it entry-level or senior leadership, there's something for
everyone in this work. If you don't have a need for this book, consider
giving it as a gift to someone who does! They'll no doubt thank you for
your thoughtful gesture! Happy reading and here's to your job search
success!"
Anonymous
Posted March 26, 2009
Released with impeccable timing given the current economic environment, Cover Letters for Dummies helps level the playing field for multiple generations of job seekers. As I read, it became unequivocally evident that protocol has changed drastically over the decades. If those of us near retirement age and perhaps jobless are to compete effectively for limited positions, it would behoove us to listen carefully to the 50 plus professionals who have shared letters and online messages. A very important guide for one and all!
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Overview
Cover letters are alive and sell! When they’re written right, that is. To stand out in today’s sea of qualified job seekers, learn to craft riveting new breeds of cover letters, create vibrant images online, and discover sensational self-marketing documents you never imagined. This completely revised and updated 3rd Edition of Cover Letters For Dummies brings you all this — plus over 200 great new samples by 62 successful professional cover letter/resume writers.
You’ve probably...