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#1 Cover Letter Question For People Out of Work

Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 posted by Bill in Cover Letters, Employment News

Okay, so you’re out of work. Should you mention this fact in your cover letter? The answer is no, absolutely not.

If you want to be selected for a job interview, use your cover letter to show the hiring manager, specifically, how past success will help the company attain its goals. It’s really that simple. Whether or not you’re presently employed is not the point. The skills, experience, and personality you bring to the position and the company are the only relevant issues.

But first things first.

The job of your cover letter is twofold, whether or not you’re one of the many people currently out of work. To begin with, your letter needs to capture the hiring manager’s attention. You do this by writing a well-crafted, articulate cover letter that shows you have done your homework. Your cover letter must make it clear that you have researched the company and have considered how you will help the company attain its goals.

Second, your letter needs to show the hiring manager how and why you are the best candidate for the job. The hiring manager needs to understand why hiring you will make him or her look great, why hiring you will directly benefit the company. Convince him or her that you bring specific, relevant skills to the workplace, and I guarantee you will be one of the candidates called for a job interview.

With so many people out of work, job competition is fierce, but don’t be discouraged. It’s a fact that most job applicants don’t take time to research potential employers and don’t write a highly personalized and specific cover letters.

Most job applicants write one resume and one cover letter and make only minor adjustments – if any at all – before applying for as many job opportunities as they can find. That’s bad news for them, but good news for you.

So, don’t mention in your cover letter that you’re one of the many people out of work. Instead, focus on what you bring to the table. Focus on past successes that will translate into future success for your prospective employer. Focus on what you will do and where you will go rather than where you happen to be at this moment in time.

Best of luck in your job search!
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