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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 04:59 PM Original message |
My Wife's New Cover letter. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. beneficial to both *parties.* n/t |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. i would say that line gets it to circular file |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. A little advice from someone who has read a lot of these. |
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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thanks but...... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It's *qualities* - and it needs to show her in her best possible light. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. It sounds as if her job might include some writing.. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Hirers don't even get to most resume because of the state of the cover letter. Think of the |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yep, the letter should be as impersonal as possible.. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Well, it can be personable, but you really have to remember you're selling yourself. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yeah, that's what I got from it too.. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Agree, and she should go through a recruiter if at all possible - |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. HR is mostly liberal, FYI.... including me, but thanks for the broadbrush :-| |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. Yes. |
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Sonoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Exellent advice, I was going to recommend the same points. nt |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. No offense, but a professional should spell well, and a cover letter should have proper |
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Reginald Fairfield (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. When writing cover letters and resumes, always observe the official rules of grammar. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. As a former recruiter I'd advise her not to do this - |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. If she's sending out a lot of résumés, it might be interesting... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Perhaps, depending upon where she lives and how much time she has to do this. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. May I offer some critical editing? |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Isn't the life she is changing her granddaughter's? |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. There's nothing wrong with being honest, but if she's applying for an administrative assistant |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. Here's a place to start on a rewrite: |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yup, that one I'd call. nt |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Too stiff and formal. n/t |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. As I say, it's a place to start. |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 12:18 AM Response to Reply #17 |
37. Nice rewrite. |
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Yon_Yonson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
18. I like this approach .... |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
20. I hate to tell you |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
24. I love this letter. But then again, I'm self employed. |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. You have got to fix this - it is too illiterate and it sounds too angry |
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athena (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. These are great comments. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. Is this a joke? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
27. Do you expect that letter to get her an interview, much less hired? |
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TBA (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
30. I have taken a similar approach - honesty |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
31. I really do understand the frustration that your wife has. |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. For goodness sakes, how many times do I see all HR called assholes at a so called liberal site????? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I'm sorry, but I have been in the "corporate world" for 30 years, with multiple companies |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:26 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I am a former HR manager/recruiter - and I am socialist |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. I am sorry you get lumped into the HR stereotype, but |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:28 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Often company policy is to only call applicants back if you are offering a position - |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
38. The middle paragraph actually has some good things in it |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
39. I like it |
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