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Covering Letters and Resume
Covering Letters
The Covering Letters are the introduction of your resume and your personality.The strength of your Covering letter leads a vital role to take the decison of you are in or out for the interview.
Tips for making an effective Covering Letter :
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Send your letter to a specific person instead `Whomsoever it May Concern` , specify the person`s name and designation if you can.
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Give a brief of your achievements related to the applying job.
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Search out the company`s needs and describe what the role you can play.
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Add a request for a call or email on the application.
Make sure you have addressed the letter to the correct person and have included the correct company name and job position.Never give a mistake in sending the applications for multiple jobs,do a doublecheck before you sent the mail.If you attach the Resume or certificate copies along with the letter make sure all are attached.
Resume
A resume should sell the candidates experience, skills, qualification and answer the questions arise from the employer that ?what is the privilege to the organization if hire him/her??
How can make the resume effective? Tips:
- Give your name in bold on the top of each page of the resume.
- Get start with an objective in your resume, it should states the career objective and your qualification for the job.
- Put important data, you believe those gets job for you, on the top.
- Highlight your academic qualifications on your resume.
- Show your professional experience chronologically (Current job at first.)
- Match the job to yourself by showing the responsibilities and duties you handled or able to handle.
- The Times New Roman and Arial or similar in 11pt will be the better choices for the resume body except Name and Headings.
- The font size of Name and the Headings should be bold and larger than the body of the resume.
- Use bulleted sentences in special sections such as Qualifications and Experience or where you feel more important aspects contains.
- Provide the needed white space between the sentences that gives clarity for your resume.
- Include the special skills (computer proficiency, take dictation (speed) typing speed etc.)
Dont?s in Resume
- Repetition of same information many times.
- Use of nouns ?I?, ?He?, ?She?,?His?, ?Her?.
- Too long sentences (that makes boredom to the hiring personnel)
- Not a supportive object with the resume
- Second page makes too short or full.(it should be just more than half or third down)
- Second page doesn?t include your name.
- Include the personal information not related to the job.
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