Cover Letter For Resumes - Do I Send it to Job Postings Only?
The obvious is that if there"s nothing indication a company is hiring, why would I send my resume and cover letter?÷ To answer this simply I"ll share an idea I got from a great book that stated that good companies are always looking for good talented people.÷ The idea here is to be the obvious choice when an opening comes up.÷ You don"t accomplish this by sending it once and forgetting about it.÷ What you want to do is send it about once every two months.Now I wouldn"t just send it to any company.÷ I only sent it to companies I really wanted to work at.÷ I made sure to craft my cover letter for those resumes in a way that implied I wanted to work there even if I had to work my way up to the position I wanted.÷ With the help of a cover letter manual I submitted a properly formatted cover letter with professional language.÷ I continuously sent my cover letter and resume to keep my name on their mind when it was time to hire.
I have a friend in Washington that was fortunate to get hired at a company that offered great benefits and constantly recognized people"s efforts with opportunity to move up in the company, she"s very happy there.÷ That"s the type of place I want to work for even if it took some time.
On my cover letter for these resumes I would focus on my desire to move up in a company like that.÷ I showed I was hard working and dedicated by persisting with my attempts.
When an opportunity arose I was quickly informed of the position and I was called in for an interview.÷ I think the cover letter for resume I submitted did a good job of selling my strengths.÷ I was offered a job the same day, if I didn"t mind working my way up the company ladder, the job was mine.÷ I took it.