How To Write A Resume AND Cover Letter - Resume AND Cover Letter Tips 2019

You need a great resume and cover letter to help. You land your dream job. This video you'll learn. How to engage a hiring manager a recruiter and an employer with your resume and cover letter so. You can land an interview and ultimately a job offer and if. You stay around until the end you'll find out. You can grab your free resume template. That you can download today and tailor for your next position If we've never went before I'm Heather Austin from ProfessorAustincom and #TheCareerClub on Facebook and on this channel.

I teach simple solutions to help. You launch a career. You love so. If you're new here consider subscribing and hit. That bell notification down below so. You don't miss a thing and real quick comment down below with. What your biggest question or frustration is when. It comes to writing a resume or a cover letter A great resume and cover letter are simply the first step to landing your dream job They are the resources. That get you in the door for an interview These two items work together to showcase your greatest accomplishments and demonstrate your proven ability for the position so making sure. They are spot-on is essential to securing your ultimate job offer Let's jump into. 

How to write a great resume and cover letter Tip number. One tailor both documents This might sound time-consuming but trust. Me it is so worth. It Tailoring both documents to the position. You are applying for will show. That you are a serious candidate Generic resumes and cover letters are a huge turnoff to employers so think of it this way. Someone else out there is tailoring their resume and their cover letter to the exact position. You are applying for so. 

You want to do the same and then make yours. Even better The best way to customize your career documents is to narrow in on key words and phrases. That are in the job posting then reiterate those key words and phrases in a meaningful way in. Both your resume cover letter For example the opening paragraph in your cover letter should state the exact position you're applying for and should mention. You heard about the position Likewise the opening paragraph in your resume referred to as your professional summary or profile statement should state your greatest accomplishments as. They relate to the position you're applying for Tip number two show. You are the solution To really stand out your resume and cover letter should show. 

That you can help the company solve their problems To find out. What problems the company is facing go back to the job posting for clues Research the company's activity on social media and if. You know someone. That works for the company which is a huge bonus talk to them about their insights into. What the company's biggest problems are With. This information compose statements validating how your skills and expertise are the perfect match for the position This can easily be done in a professional highlights section with bullet points on your resume or by telling an interesting story on your cover letter Tip number three don't rehash Make. 

Each document unique The last thing you want to do is to copy and paste directly from your resume to your cover letter Each document serves a unique purpose Think of your cover letter as a supplement or an introduction to your resume Your cover letter is the perfect opportunity to share details about your most important accomplishments. Whereas your resume will emphasize your skills your experience and your expertise Think of it as a summary to your background and your work history Tip number four focus on your accomplishments Use your cover letter and resume to emphasize your talent Give clear and direct examples of your accomplishments in action and how. They relate to the position. You are applying for and try your best to quantify your accomplishments Employers love to see numbers For example. What was the number of people. 

You managed or the percentage of time. You saved or the amount of money. That you raised Quantifying your accomplishments will go a long way and to get. It right it comes to your resume make sure. You take a at the Six-Second Resume It's a quick easy-to-use resume template. That you can download today and customize to apply for your next position I'll go ahead and link. It up below and if. You know that might benefit from this video please feel free to share. It with them Of course don't forget to subscribe and hit. That like button down below and I will see. You in the next video.

Job Search Tips : What Is the Purpose of a Cover Letter?

Cover letter is one piece of lots of documents or meetings. That you will have with an interviewer or potential hiring manager the cover letter just starts. It off a cover letter essentially is an invitation for a hiring manager or someone in an organization. That you wish to work in to get to your resume or to read your resume. 

You are in a sense giving them a snapshot of what is in your resume which will be a more descriptive version of yourself and your capabilities and your accomplishments so essentially a cover letter is going to sort of provide an invitation to them to take a look at that and to pursue. You as a potential candidate a cover letter obviously there's well there are. Some obvious pieces of information. 

That are going to be included in a in a cover letter your contact information not. All of it but again. Because the cover letter is a snapshot of the resume and you don't want to detail. Everything out but you you want to have the specific name and contact information for the hiring manager of the position. That you're. That you're seeking and you want to address the letter to them and essentially. What you're. What you want to accomplish is you want to tell them a little bit about why you're interested in this position. I was beginning with. 

You heard about the position obviously naming the position. That you're looking for so everyone's clear and then and then dive into just a real brief section on why you would be a good candidate and then. You want to mention. That you have also included a resume cause usually resumes do follow cover letters include. That and then. You you want to sort of solicit a response that's one of the most important parts so I'm asking for an interview essentially. Because that's that's what you eventually want to get to and obviously. You want to close. It in the professional business manner sincerely and sign your name.

Professional Resume & Cover Letter 1: Installing Latex

What's goofy. Everyone I hope. You guys are having a great day and today. I want to introduce. You to my latex resume tutorial series in this series we'll go over. How to create a resume in a beautiful document language called latex. Now latex is a programming language for creating beautifully formatted documents in PDF it's in PDF format. You can see here. I have an example cover letter with my name in blue and a pretty nice format in my opinion to write a cover letter also. 

This cover letter corresponds perfectly with my resume which has the same color and the same top heading here to be able to look very nice across the board and to be easily be able to identify with my resume and cover letter so in this tutorial. We are going to be going over latex and how to make a very nice resume using a latex package a library. Somebody wrote called modern C V. Now to do this it's going to be very simple. You need no program experience. 

All you need to do is the ability to type and the ability to download. Something so to be able to do. This you need to be able to download latex. Now latex is what its gonna allow. Us to make our documents to write the code for our documents the very simple code and then press a button or print a command and proof make. That into a PDF so. You can do this by going on Tugg dot org dot tex like there will be a link in the description below and clicking what you need based on what operating system. You have so. You have a Mac. 

You want to definitely download Mac text right there but if. You have Windows. You want to read the installation notes for Windows and it should be. That easy the only other thing you need is you need a terminal so in our terminal which you can open up in Windows or Linux or Mac. You just need to terminal be able to do commands like LS sorry LS and let. Me get my right folder here and you need to be able to make a folder. You can do everything you can make a folder by doing mkdir putting your directory name and that's it and then within. 

That directory. I just want. You to make. One file before. You start the next tutorial and that is just make your name your name so Bob underscore resume de X so just a file like. That with your name underscore resume dot TX and also sorry. You want to make a file called make file. You don't need to enter with a dot extension just capital M make file and this will allow. Us to easily generate our PDF every time after. We change it well guys. This video is shorter for you and please comment to me. You have any questions or have. Any trouble installing latex.

How to Write a Kickass Cover Letter

Cover letters who are dead yeah except they're totally not cover letters are alive and well and something that you should always be including in a job application well. What if it doesn't get read. What the recruiter hiring manager HR manager does with your cover letter is none of your concern as it's completely out of your control. Whether the reader decides to discard. It or devour. It including a cover letter in your job application is an absolute must the only time. You wouldn't include a cover letter is in the case. Where the job posting explicitly states not to include. It the great thing about your cover letter is it can do things. That your resume and your linkedin can't and I'll get into those in today's video.

Where I'll cover 10 tips to create a kick-ass cover letter number 1 make sure. It doesn't seem like your resume barf. All over your cover letter your cover letter is not a time to regurgitate. Everything that you've said on your resume use your cover letter to share important information and stories. That your resume couldn't or can't number 2 showcase your personality write your cover letter with a conversational tone avoid being overly formal really formal language doesn't connect with people make your cover letters.

Something that people actually want to read number 3 use your cover letter to call out potential red flags and also use. That opportunity to put the reader's mind at ease for example maybe you're making a big career transition from. One profession to another call. That out and talk about the unique value. That you can bring to that role or maybe you've been out of the workforce for a while use your cover letter to acknowledge.

That and also mention. How you've been keeping your skills fresh number four anticipate and answer questions. That the reader might have. This is very similar to number three maybe the job posting was stressing a certain requirement. That really jumped out to you use your cover letter to tell the reader. That you satisfy. This requirement number five avoid writing an essay big paragraphs are exhausting to read step into the readers shoes and make sure you're giving them the important information in a way that's easy to read and digest use a combination of short paragraphs as well as bullets to highlight important things number six highlight strengths and also provide examples of where you've exhibited those strengths and make sure.

These strengths are relevant to the job. That you're applying to so for example. If you're applying for an Account Manager role the fact. That you can type 80 words per minute probably isn't relevant number seven make. It easier on yourself and consider a templated approach for your cover letter structure so. What you write for each cover letter won't be the same but the way. You approach. It will this means you're not reinventing the wheel every time nor are. You starting from scratch every single time number eight use the same header as.

You used on your resume on your cover letter as well. This will give. You a bit of a quick letterhead. This is great for your personal brand. Because it ensures consistency and continuity across your documents number nine address your cover letter preferably to the hiring manager or the HR manager or recruiter long gone are the days of dear sir dear madam and especially to whom it may concern do your homework and find the right contact person number 10 I'm so excited to apply for this role. This statement itself has lost. All of its excitement.

Because everybody uses. You open your cover letter make sure. It packs a punch. You can consider naming things you've noticed about the company's vision values or culture and talk about how. It aligns with your own ambitions and values. What questions do. You have about cover letters ask. Me in the comments below and as always stay tuned for next Tuesday's Tuesday 10 thanks for joining yes there used to be a paper clip. That will pop up and say looks like. You are writing a letter or resume would. You like help. I believe his name was Clippy.

Cover Letters & References on your Resume

A cover letter would be good to use. If there was a noticeable gap in someone's resume. I was wondering were. They worthless. You know the time. That they were off in between employers so. I would look to the cover letter for more clarification on that what a piece of what a cover letter. That I find helpful from a hiring manager perspective is that it helps help somebody's story a little deeper. Than just the demographics and the facts and figures listed in a resume be prepared don't take a job for granted. I put a little bit of effort in doing your resume do a cover letter.

You know make. It short and simple there's nothing extremely lengthy optimal length the cover letter should only be. One page because then. I don't see. It as a cover letter. If it's not having a paragraph. That really speaks to who you are as a person what's drawn. You to the profession. What attracted. Me to this particular employer. That you're applying to can be a powerful motivator for a hiring manager to bring you in as a shortlist in Canada as an employer I'm always looking for those individuals. That will be replacing me honestly or replacing others within the organization.

That have an interest maybe look at future development within their career. That they see themselves not only at the job. That they're applying for but for something maybe further on in their career so. I mean seeing what their ambitions are in life for me that's important. I think that's very creative on their part and gives. Me an idea of who they are. Most resumes. That we receive as a large public sector employer in fact. How reference is available on request there is absolutely no downside to an application. That has does not provide references at the time of application it's a common courtesy to let your references know that they may get a phone call and that phone call won't come until after the interview so providing them ahead of time let's never know. Someone might get a call.

 I would prefer receiving the references after the interview so then. I could you know possibly ask for specific rent references from past employers or supervisors. That I would prefer to speak to sometimes they'll put a co-worker or somebody like. That in sometimes. I might just ask for their supervisor there's something more. That I feel like. I need as part of that interview.