To :....name of the company

kind attention of Personnel Department
addresse:.............
city:

your city and date
Good morning,

I'm interest in the (JOB TITLE) position advertised on(WEBSITE and date).
Here is a curriculum vitae of my job career:
-Eight years in Project management, quality assurance,
quality improvement, process development ;

-Government consulting and non-profit fields.
With the Iraq Survey Group, as team manager of American and Foreign Nationals, reviewing and analyzing classified and highly sensitive material, using the systems I'd developed.

-Project Manager for Valtera consulting ,
interacting with clients like Coca-Cola and Starbucks,
as designer of survey tools to measure improuvements.

-At the Illinois Action for Children,
developping a program and quality assurance department
from the ground up geared toward to improve all the work's aspects
of the agency.

Thanks a lot for your time.

To contact me: -cell.ph.
-e-mail
-phone

Best regards,

......your signature....



A letter of business(even looking for a job)
has to be coldly professional and not too friendly.
Good Luck,

Salut a tutt
IsotonaG/Ty-lot

I would redo the middle paragraph as above, managers will paruse a bulleted list if kept short. If they like the list they will review the resume.

Expand on the first paragraph when possible, do a few minutes of reasearch on the company if possible and say why you are interested in this particular company and position and why you are a "good fit" for this position and you would be very interested in working for them (enthusiastic).

Thanks everyone for the tips, I've already incorporated several of them today.

Regarding "To Whom It May Concern," I don't like it too much either, but a lot of times you're not given a contact name or even the company's name. Do you think Dear Sir or Madam would work better?

Yea, you never know if they will be conserned or not or if you dealing with a lady or a man.

By the way I did not see any mention of you excellent PRF Board posting "most of which is done during working hours".

the CEO thing, while technically accurate, was supposed to be tongue in cheek.

am i accused of being a troll?

i was trying to make a suggestion for a way to make the cover letter seem more... gooder. i'll shut up now.

is there a name you can title it to regarding the position? because to whom it may concern, is a red flag in cover letters I've been told.

sack of smashed assholes wrote:is there a name you can title it to regarding the position? because to whom it may concern, is a red flag in cover letters I've been told.

Here's an example of what you typically see that I just snatchedd from Craigslist.

We are seeking an Operations Manager for our growing company.

Duties include:

- Project Planning.
- Ordering inventory and materials.
- Analyzing client satisfaction.
- Directing the work of 3 - 5 employees.
- Employee time and payroll tracking.
- Work Scheduling.
- Analyzing and improving job profitability.

Applicant should be organized, detail-oriented, able to communicate clearly, and able to work without constant direct supervision.

Consulting or accounting, or other corporate experience is preferred. This may be a good position for a an applicant looking to re-enter the workforce with a great work/life balance.

Hours are flexible - 25 to 40 hours per week.

No travel is required.

If interested please reply with the following:

1. Current Resume
2. Required Salary
3. A paragraph or two describing your experience with one or more of the above job duties.
4. A paragraph describing something you like to do in your time off.

Communication skills and attention to detail are the two most important skills required for this job. Please do not reply without the above four items.

How would you title a response to this?

jayryan wrote:the CEO thing, while technically accurate, was supposed to be tongue in cheek.

am i accused of being a troll?

i was trying to make a suggestion for a way to make the cover letter seem more... gooder. i'll shut up now.

Dear Tongue in CheekEO,

No, no. You're not a troll. You NEED a troll. I was applying for the position. I need very little sunlight.

Sincerely,

Oh Snap!

I'll echo what Sparky, nick92675 and some others have said above, and add:

The Code is Almighty wrote:Regarding "To Whom It May Concern," I don't like it too much either, but a lot of times you're not given a contact name or even the company's name.

A lot of times you can find the name of the hiring manager with some creative Google searching. Even if it's not on the ad, I always go to the company's website to poke around. Look for the company's organization chart, press release page, job posting page, and anything else you can think of to try and dig up some names. Perhaps you've already done this, but if you're the only one to address the hiring manager by name you'll stick out, because they'll know you've done your homework.

While we're talking homework, do some research on the company to show you know what they're all about. You don't have to kiss their ass and tell them they're the greatest company ever, but at least show them you care enough to pick them out from the other companies you're applying to. Hopefully, if you do, they'll grant you the same courtesy. Point out something unique about the company and tell them why some unique experience of yours qualifies you for the job. Put your resume in context.

"In my time at Widget Inc. developing widgets, I acquired the ability to [skill], which should serve me well in the position of [position]."

Difficult to describe in the abstract, but you get the idea. Don't tell your life's story in the second paragraph, they'll see that stuff in your resume. Tell them how one or two things in your experience make you the perfect candidate for their job. The personalization should really make you stand out.

Good luck

The Code is Almighty wrote:Thanks everyone for the tips, I've already incorporated several of them today.

Regarding "To Whom It May Concern," I don't like it too much either, but a lot of times you're not given a contact name or even the company's name. Do you think Dear Sir or Madam would work better?

I prefer Sir or Madam.

or...

Yo yO Y0!!