The cover letter book: how to write a winning cover letter that really gets noticed [3e édition ed.] 9781292086392, 9781292086415, 9781292086408, 9781292086422, 1292086394

Revised edition of the author's The cover letter book, 2012.

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English Pages 1vol. (227 p.; 24 cm [244] Year 2016

The cover letter book: how to write a winning cover letter that really gets noticed [3e édition ed.]
9781292086392, 9781292086415, 9781292086408, 9781292086422, 1292086394

Author / Uploaded
Innes
James

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright Page......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
About the author......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 13
How to use this book......Page 15
Part 1 Laying the foundations......Page 19
1. Why are cover letters so important?......Page 22
2. Getting the basics right......Page 26
Part 2 Job-hunting letters......Page 55
3. Speculative letters: your foot in the door......Page 58
4. Advert-response letters: a winning strategy......Page 82
Part 3 Specialist cover letters......Page 111
5. Letters of application for specialist sectors......Page 114
Part 4 The 15 most common cover letter mistakes......Page 121
6. How to avoid them!......Page 124
Part 5 Other job search letters......Page 133
7. Application follow-up letters......Page 136
8. Interview thank-you letters......Page 142
9. Negotiating an offer......Page 148
10. Requesting a reference......Page 156
11. Resignation letters......Page 164
12. Offer acceptance letters......Page 170
13. Rejecting an offer......Page 176
14. Accepting rejection......Page 180
Part 6 Pay rise request letters......Page 185
15. Requesting a pay rise......Page 188
Part 7 Promotion request letters......Page 195
16. Requesting a promotion......Page 198
Part 8 CVs and interviews......Page 205
17. CVs......Page 208
18. Interviews......Page 214
Part 9 My five top tips to make your cover letter stand out......Page 219
19. How to make your cover letter stand out!......Page 222
20. Checklist......Page 226
Further reading and resources......Page 228
Appendix A: 250 action verbs......Page 230
Appendix B: 50 positive adjectives......Page 234
Appendix C: 222 commonly misspelled words......Page 236
Index......Page 239

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