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.
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