10 Tips for Writing a Winning Cover Letter



Some Job Requires you to submit a cover letter along with your CV or Resume, So here are 10 tips to help you write that winning cover letter;

 1)Don’t repeat your resume/CV
2)Tailor to advertising organisation

 3)Use spell-checker: you can visit sites like Grammarly.com
4)Use Calibri or Times New Roman
5)Cut the formality
6)Sell your USPs (UNIQUE SELLING POINTS)
7)Be detailed
8)Tell a convincing story
9)Use outstanding examples
10)Use keywords.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

7 Reasons Why Recruiters Push CV's Aside And What You Can Do To Avoid It

Image
You've been sending your resumes to recruiters but no response? Here are top 7 reasons of 2018 why recruiters pushed a resume aside & what you can do to avoid it. Also, 5 best applications to edit your resume online if you can't afford a professional resume editor. Thread. 1.  Resume has typos and errors. A resume filled with typo and errors indicates who you are as a person. Most recruiters indicate this is a no no. Remember, first impressions matter and little erros like that can cost you that remarkable first impression. How to avoid: When in doubt, use a free website that checks grammar and spellings to review your final resume. Examples are:  grammarly.com grammarcheck.net 2.  Your resume is boring. If a recruiter doesn't use an ATS to review resumes but does it manually, least they want is to be bored by a resume. Avoid this by simply highlighting your strengths and accomplishments. However, make sure it doesn't lack originality. ...
Read more

Difference between working in NIgeria and Abroad

Image
A personal view of working in Nigeria and working abroad. To start, I have only worked in two countries Nigeria and Canada. So, this thread is based off those countries.   In my present role however, I liaise with folks from US and India but won’t put that into consideration as I am only physically present in Toronto. To an extent, I believe some of my views are influenced by me being Yoruba. Also, views are from a HR professional stand point and the following: 1.  Power gap 2.  Employment Laws 3.  Filing Taxes Yearly 4.  Work / Life balance and Attitude on working from home 5.  Sensitivity surrounding Harassment in Workplace 6.  General Attitude to Work P.S: This is no way a comparison to make one look bad or the other look good. They are views and everyone is welcome to discuss. 1.  Power Gap: NG: The power gap that exists between a boss / manager and his employees is wide. Many managers will lead by ‘title al...
Read more

Top Ten Good Questions and Top Ten Questions of 2019 you should never ask at an interview

Image
Job applicants sometimes do not know the right questions to ask after interviews, and oftentimes blow their opportunities because of the questions asked. Here are the top 10 good questions and top 10 questions of 2018 you should never ask at an interview. As always, no two interviews can be the same as there are always different factors that determine how an interview will go. The interviewer, the ambience, the questions answered and the ones you ask can all play different roles on the outcome. Questions To Ask 1.  Please describe the culture of your organization: What this question does is subtly pass a message to the interviewer that you are also interested in whether the organization is the right fit for you. It is important that you are comfortable with the culture. 2.  Please shed more light on the day-to-day responsibilities of this role? You don't want to be hired for a role you thought was admin only to be asked to go buy food from ...
Read more