A Cover Letter That Can NET You a Job!

Have you heard of the idea that A Cover Letter That Can NET You a Job?  

Indeed, there is such kind of a cover letter that works well.  

As you know, I’m a headhunter. When I need to do a search, apart from going through my company’s database, I also contact my sources in the market and ask them for referrals.  As a matter of fact, many of my successful candidates were generated that way.  So why don’t you make use of the same strategy to land a job?  Trust me, ‘networking’ is such a powerful job search tool.   

Here is how to write a Networking Cover Letter.

 

A Cover Letter That Can NET You a Job!

Job-search cover letters introduce you and your skills to a hiring manager. You know that fact if you've been writing them to potential employers. But do you know there is another cover letter type that can do even more for you? It's called the networking cover letter.

This document goes out to your circle of human resources––family members, friends, neighbors, associates, and professional men and women––for one purpose––to ask for help as you look for work. These people can lend a hand by giving you names and contact information of individuals they know, as well as employment leads, referrals, advice, knowledge, and introductions. Imagine the wealth of assistance you can gather by simply casting your net toward these men and women.

To get started, create a master list of everyone you can think of. Refer to business cards you've collected, association and club rosters, church directories, your e-mail address book, and any other pertinent means of gathering names of people you mingle with. Then send a networking cover letter (based on the tips below) to each person on your master list. Invest some time doing this task—knowing it will pay big dividends over the next several weeks.

Writing the Networking Cover Letter Letter                                                                  

• Keep it short (one page only) and focus on what you want—help in your job search. 
• Put your job skills and employment interests in a list for easy reading.
• Ask for leads and referrals directly and politely.              
• Attach a copy of your current resume.
• Send a thank you note to everyone who responds—even if they weren't able to help.

Then get to work on the leads you do receive, sending to each person a cover letter that introduces you and your employment experience. Cast your net and be patient. It will bring in a catch worth waiting for.

Written by Jimmy Sweeney

Jimmy Sweeney is the president of CareerJimmy and author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator. Jimmy is also the author of several career-related books and writes monthly articles titled, "Job Search Secrets" and "Tough Times Job Tips."

Visit Jimmy on the web at Amazing Cover Letters.com for your 'instant' cover letter today. In just 3 ½ minutes you will have an amazing cover letter guaranteed to cut through YOUR competition like a hot knife through butter!

Amazing Cover Letter – Your Unique Job Landing Tool

Amazing Cover Letter - Do You Really Need It?

Have you notice Jimmy Sweeney and his Amazing Cover Letter Creator appear quite often in my blog?  I think I should tell you a little more about this. 

To be honest upfront, I’m an affiliate of Jimmy’s Amazing Cover Letter creator.  I’m making a decent income from my headhunting job, why am I selling this software? 

If you’ve been reading my i-banking resumes blog, you will know that I blog to help young graduates to go into one of the toughest job markets - investment banking.  I-banking is really tough and candidates are facing keen competitions.  While some readers ask me to write cover letters for them, I refer them to Jimmy’s software for two reasons.  One I don’t have the time to do it.  Two Jimmy’s software program does the job of a professional cover letter writer but at a much lower fee.  For many candidates, this did sound like a dream come true!

Amazing Cover Letter Creator has an extremely high product rating. If you ever do any research over the internet, you must aware of this.  But the important thing I want to let you know is its low refund rate of 0.19% (meaning that out of every 500 people who purchase this product, 1 returns it, and 499 keep it!).  This has been my personal statistics since I started selling this product in the past four years in my i-banking blog.  I’m pretty confident that this is a product worth my recommendation.  So what is Amazing Cover Letter all about? 

You can visit its official website or continue reading my introduction.

The creator and author of the Amazing Cover Letter Creator is Jimmy Sweeney. Jimmy is a professional copywriter and the President and CEO of a California based marketing company. Jimmy decided to put some of his copywriting skills to work in the job seekers market by writing cover letters for prospective employees. The end result of his experiment was the job seekers got significantly more phone calls as a result of Jimmy's cover letters.

The program is very easy to use.  Once you downloaded it to your computer, the first thing you do is to open it and choose the kind of cover letter you want. After this you have to choose the size of the applicant job pool and here you can choose among large, small or medium.

Then you would be asked to say whether or not you have experience in the field you are applying for, after you have done this, the program automatically chooses a cover letter template for you which you can then personalize or customize using most common word processing programs like Microsoft word.

This software is extremely powerful in a way that it generates very well-worded cover letters. The only challenging part is to make modifications to make the letter specific for the job you are looking to apply to. However, the software has a section where you can see samples of each section to give you ideas on how to modify the letter for your specific situation.

In summary, here are the greatest advantages to this software:

(1) Attention Getting Ingredients - These are specifically designed to help you get calls for interview requests.

(2) Along with three free stuff*, the cost of $39.95 is only a fraction of what you would pay a professional cover letter writer and the quality of letter that the software generates is on par with what a professional would write for you. You simply aren't going to find a better bargain elsewhere.

PS:  * Amazing Cover Letter Free Stuff includes:

Ÿ           Top 3 Award-Winning Cover Letter Templates

Ÿ           Amazing Job Interview Success

Ÿ           The 'BIG 3' Salary Negotiation Secrets!

Visit Jimmy Sweeney’s Amazing Cover Letter Official Website

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The Elements of an Outstanding Cover Letter

Regarding the elements of an outstanding cover letter, you should have mastered them all if you've gone through the 7-day mini course in this blog.  However you must blend in one more important ingredient.  My friend Jimmy Sweeney has written an outstanding article on this and I'm happy to share with you.

Your Cover Letter Must Have THIS Ingredient

Written by Jimmy Sweeney, author of The Amazing Cover Letter Creator

Focus, vivid language, clear request for an in-person interview, proper format with plenty of white space? Yes to all of these essentials of a job search cover letter. But one ingredient that is often overlooked is tone. Many job seekers give too much attention to their work experience and skills, important as they are, and neglect to reveal their personality and character through the manner in which they express themselves. 

Tone of Voice Matters

As you sit down to write your cover letter, consider how you want to come across and then match your wording to that objective. Do you want to convey enthusiasm and sincerity or are you willing to settle for lackluster language that leaves the hiring manager wondering who you are as a person? Here are two examples.

Example A:  Thanks so much for posting your need for an administrative assistant on AnytownJobs.com. I've been looking for such a position since I moved to AnyTown last month. When I discovered that your organization is hiring, I jumped on the opportunity to contact you. I've had five years of experience assisting my previous employer and I know I can contribute to your company the skills I've developed in this job––organization, dependability, crisis management, and positive problem-solving.

Could we meet for an interview? I'm eager to find out your expectations for the person you hire and to show you how I will work hard to meet them. Please name a date and time that is right for you and I'll be there, ready to get right down to business.

Example B: I read your advertisement for an administrative assistant on AnytownJobs.com. This is the kind of work I wish to do. Therefore, I am writing this cover letter to let you know that I would like to meet for an interview so I can talk over what you need and how I can provide it. I have experience and skills related to this type of work. You can consult my enclosed resume for more details.

Please let me know if you would like to interview me. I am available weekday afternoons. I hope to hear from you soon.

Review and Study

If you were the hiring manager, which cover letter would you respond to? Take a moment to review each example and then jot down some notes on why you prefer the one you chose.

· What makes it stand out?

· What character trait shines through?

· Would the person behind this letter be someone you'd like to work with?

· What might you expect from that individual if faced with a crisis?

      

Save your comments and these examples to study while planning your next cover letter for the position you're seeking. Then let your personality and character guide you as you write, including job-related details in a tone that will compel the hiring manager to call you for an interview.

Jimmy Sweeney is the president of CareerJimmy and author of the brand new, "Amazing Cover Letter Creator." Jimmy is also the author of several career related books and writes a monthly article titled, "Job Search Secrets."

Visit our friends at Amazing Cover Letters for your "instant" cover letter today. "In just 3½ minutes you will have an amazing cover letter guaranteed to cut through YOUR competition like a hot knife through butter!"

The Elements of an Outstanding Cover Letter