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Cover Letter Book, The ,3rd edition::9781292086422

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Published by Pearson (February 10, 2016) © 2016

James Innes
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    ISBN-13: 9781292086422

    Cover Letter Book, The ,3rd edition

    Published 2016

    Language: British English

    In a competitive job market, first impressions are vital. To get an interview you’re going to have to stand out and a well-executed cover letter is vital to ensure that you do not fall at the first hurdle.

     

    This book takes you through all the essential rules and high impact strategies to ensure your cover letter makes you stand out from the crowd. It takes a detailed look at the fifteen most common cover letter mistakes to ensure you do not make the errors that the competition will be, and covers everysituation from email and fax to speculative letters, career-development letters and advert-response letters.

    About the author 

    Acknowledgements 

    How to use this book 

     

    Part 1 Laying the foundations 

        1.    Why are cover letters so important? 

        2.    Getting the basics right 

     

    Part 2 Job-hunting letters 

        3.    Speculative letters: your foot in the door 

        4.    Advert-response letters: a winning strategy 

     

    Part 3 Specialist cover letters 

        5.    Letters of application for specialist sectors 

     

    Part 4 The 15 most common cover letter mistakes 

        6.    How to avoid them! 

     

    Part 5 Other job search letters 

        7.    Application follow-up letters 

        8.    Interview thank-you letters 

        9.    Negotiating an offer 

      10.    Requesting a reference 

      11.    Resignation letters 

      12.    Offer acceptance letters 

      13.    Rejecting an offer 

      14.    Accepting rejection

     

    Part 6 Pay rise request letters 

      15.    Requesting a pay rise 

     

    Part 7 Promotion request letters 

      16.    Requesting a promotion 

     

    Part 8 CVs and interviews 

      17.    CVs 

      18.    Interviews 

     

    Part 9 My five top tips to make your cover letter stand out 

      19.    How to make your cover letter stand out! 

      20.    Checklist

     

    Further reading and resources 

    Appendix A: 250 action verbs 

    Appendix B: 50 positive adjectives 

    Appendix C: 222 commonly misspelled words 

    Index 

     

     

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