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When is a cover letter not a cover letter? When no one reads it. Trying a new cover letter approach may be just the thing to revitalize your job search. This is your big chance to do something that most other job hunters don't do. Take the time to write a couple new cover letters to inject new life into your job search (or kick it off with a fresh approach). It's just the thing that will get your resumes to the top of the stacks. A cover letter with a new flare, flavor, or style is something that will catch a recruiter's eye. And with so many people looking for jobs-the same jobs you are looking for-you need to try something new. Resume's have to be formatted in familiar ways so recruiters can find the data they are looking for quickly and easily. But the cover letter is the one chance you have to really grab their eye. Try these two different flavors of cover letters and see how they work for you: #1: The FFA Cover Letter (Family, Friends and Associates) The FFA cover letter helps you reach out and network with the people in your life who can help you the most--relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins, other family members, friends, neighbors near and far, associates from past jobs or social organizations, associates from church, and other professional men and women. These are the people that are your secret, yet most powerful, resource for your job search. Don't waste your time with newspapers and online job boards until you tap into this amazingly powerful resource. They will be invaluable in making contacts you may never have made before. Ask them for job leads, referrals to others, advice, knowledge, and perhaps most importantly, personal introductions. Write a special cover letter for these FFAs. Here are a few tips to follow that will help make your cover page and resume perfect for this group:
Limit your letter to one page. List your abilities and strengths. Ask for job leads and referrals. Clip your resume to the cover letter.
Be very sure you send a thank you note to those who respond to your cover letter and resume. Who is on your FFA list? You know that stack of business cards stashed in your top drawer? Get
Slide 2: those out and start there. Use association rosters, your church directory, e-mail address book or contact list in your email program. Add any and all groups you are affiliated with. It will take a little effort to form your list, but it will be worthwhile. There are also some great networking websites that will help connect you to people in social networks of sorts that can be instrumental in finding a new job. MySpace is certainly at the top of that category, but because of all the problems associated with it, I would look to these more professional sites. The AIO Cover Letter Maybe you have one on your desk in your office or at home. A Printer/Fax/Scanner often called an All-In-One. You can write a All-In-One Cover Letter, too! It will combine a cover letter and Resume in the same document, like a narrative resume. This is an excellent tool to grab the eye of recruiters, headhunters, and other agencies where quick and poignant is what really matters. Boil your resume down to the essentials for the position you are seeking, and put them in a bulleted list inside the cover letter itself. Try to get it all on one page by keeping your cover letter concise as well. A cover letter like this will help get you the attention you need so you can make your point and ask for what you want. And there you have it, two cover letters that will grab attention and increase the odds of an interview. What are you waiting for? Get started on them right away!
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