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11th December 2007, 1:24pm
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#1 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| cover letter help
i am applying for a couple of jobs and i need to send off my CV and a cover letter. however i am CRAP at cover letters. i know it shouldnt be too long but i only have 2 sentences and i dont know what else to write. i have :
'I am writing to you regarding the position of Animal Carer. I have enclosed a copy of my CV.'
i cant just finish on that so any tips on what else to put in?
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11th December 2007, 1:25pm
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#2 | | tear you apart
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: piano island
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| Re: cover letter help
Stick in a bit about "as you can see I have a wealth of experience in this field", and something about being "an asset to the team". | |
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11th December 2007, 1:26pm
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#3 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| Re: cover letter help
i have very little experience unfortunatly. i was thinking of putting in something like 'i hope you will find it interesting' but thats rubbish
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11th December 2007, 1:28pm
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#4 | | Sidney D'Rock
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| Re: cover letter help
Search for the thread on this before, there were a few good ones.
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11th December 2007, 1:28pm
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#5 | | tear you apart
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| Re: cover letter help
Some crap about being a hard worker, fast learner etc then. | |
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11th December 2007, 1:29pm
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#6 | | 1 part bitch of eastwick Moderator
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| Re: cover letter help
i would include a brief summary of your experience, why you're suited to the position, and why you want to work for their organisation in particular. CVs are fairly dull to read, the covering letter gives you an opportunity to sell yourself 
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11th December 2007, 1:30pm
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#7 | | Pillowpants Moderator
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| Re: cover letter help
Say stuff like how much you care for animal welfare etc and just bluff. Dont need to write that much really | |
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11th December 2007, 1:31pm
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#8 | | Caissa's DeathAngel
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| Re: cover letter help
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Originally Posted by lirazel i would include a brief summary of your experience, why you're suited to the position, and why you want to work for their organisation in particular. CVs are fairly dull to read, the covering letter gives you an opportunity to sell yourself | Yep, a paragraph on why you're interested, another on why you're suitable, and perhaps another on why that job in particular - not the same as the first one, I mean something that shows you've done a bit of research about the company, etc. Employers love to see that you know more about them than is on the job description, trust me.
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11th December 2007, 1:31pm
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#9 | | 1 part bitch of eastwick Moderator
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| Re: cover letter help
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Originally Posted by Fenntastic i have very little experience unfortunatly. i was thinking of putting in something like 'i hope you will find it interesting' but thats rubbish | play up the experience that you do have then: key skills that you gained from it, etc. quality over quantity type thing.
CVs aren't that interesting, really.
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11th December 2007, 1:33pm
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#10 | | Experimental stooge
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Originally Posted by lirazel CVs aren't that interesting, really. | It doesn't have to be thus...
EDIT:- Actually I take that back. Interest and CV's are entirely seperate spheres.
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11th December 2007, 1:36pm
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#11 | | Caissa's DeathAngel
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| Re: cover letter help
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Originally Posted by Fenntastic i have very little experience unfortunatly. i was thinking of putting in something like 'i hope you will find it interesting' but thats rubbish | If you've ever had a job you have experience/core skills which you can claim to have gained from it. You can always ask here or check the net if you're not quite sure what might have come from doing what.
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11th December 2007, 1:36pm
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#12 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| Re: cover letter help
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Originally Posted by Addy Yep, a paragraph on why you're interested, another on why you're suitable, and perhaps another on why that job in particular - not the same as the first one, I mean something that shows you've done a bit of research about the company, etc. Employers love to see that you know more about them than is on the job description, trust me. | as far as i am aware a cover letter shouldnt be too long, if its dead long they wont read it. short, sharp, to the point. same with your CV shouldnt be more than 2 pages, keep it to one if you can
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Originally Posted by cupotea no one goes on a crazed rampage in quite the same way as you, Fenn | | |
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11th December 2007, 1:37pm
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#13 | | Caissa's DeathAngel
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| Re: cover letter help
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Originally Posted by Fenntastic as far as i am aware a cover letter shouldnt be too long, if its dead long they wont read it. short, sharp, to the point. same with your CV shouldnt be more than 2 pages, keep it to one if you can | Yeah, but a 3 paragraph cover letter isn't going to be much longer than 2/3rds of a page/a page anyway, which is what I always go for.
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11th December 2007, 1:38pm
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#14 | | You look lovely today. SuperMod
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| Re: cover letter help
In my cover letters I just put what I'm applying for (or if it's a blind application, what I'm looking for) and my availability / circumstances. | |
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11th December 2007, 1:41pm
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#15 | | Hiphopopotamus
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| Re: cover letter help
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Originally Posted by Addy If you've ever had a job you have experience/core skills which you can claim to have gained from it. You can always ask here or check the net if you're not quite sure what might have come from doing what. | i have fairly varied experience, and probably more varied than i really require for this job (i can bring down a sheep single handed, and i have hand fed a wallaby) but this is in a dog kennels so the only real experience i have is having my own dog.... Quote:
Originally Posted by Addy Yeah, but a 3 paragraph cover letter isn't going to be much longer than 2/3rds of a page/a page anyway, which is what I always go for. | including address and signature it shouldnt be more than 1/2 a page. they still have your CV to read. if the cover letter bores them they arent going to bother with the CV
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Originally Posted by cupotea no one goes on a crazed rampage in quite the same way as you, Fenn |
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