Cover Letters | Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

Is It a Bad Idea to Put URL’s in My Resume or Cover Letter? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1492 Only if you make the mistake I outline.

Summary

The question I received is, “Is it a bad idea to put url’s in my resume or cover letter?”

No! It's not a bad idea. It's only a bad idea if you use this as an excuse to not provide a full-fledged resume or cover letter that does all the things that a traditional resume or cover letter do. You use the URL to support things that you say or to illustrate things that you talk about in the resume or cover letter but not to replace it.

For example, if you’re a creative and you have a URL to a site where you have examples of your work that you're talking about in the resume, that is perfect. If you are someone who is making it convenient for people to scope your LinkedIn profile, perfect! That’s because, frankly, you're being proactive in demonstrating that you have this experience and you know that they will look anyway. So, you just making it convenient for them. If anything, the LinkedIn profile is something that all recruiters look at all the time because they're looking for congruence or incongruence and if you’re offering it up, you’re demonstrating that your profile is going to show something congruent with what you’re talking about your resume, right?

So, no, include URLs all the time where they illustrate things that will support your candidacy. If they don't support your candidacy, why would you offer them up anyway, right? It's just a place with additional information that saves you space in your resume and takes them to something that you control. I think it's a great idea.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1400 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council. “No BS JobSearch Advice Radio” was recently named a Top 10 podcast for job search. JobSearchTV.com was also recently named a Top 10 YouTube channel for job search.

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Is There Any Way to Write a Cover Letter Without It Sounding Cliched?

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1039 How can I actually write a cover letter that doesn’t sound like one big cliché?

Summary

Is there any way to write a cover letter without it sounding clichéd?

Hell yeah!

The clichéd ones are so boring and so awful.

I'm forwarding my resume to you for the position I saw advertised on (fill in the blank). I believe my experience with such and such and such and such makes me an ideal individual for the role.

Who cares what you think, especially when your resume is little more than spam. You've submitted a resume that in no way, shape or form demonstrates a fit for the role you've applied for.

I want to break this question into two parts.

Number one is cover letters are a bit anachronistic. Think in terms of the body of your email. If you are uploading it to an applicant tracking system, think of page one of the resume as being the cover letter.

So what will this cover letter do?

It will demonstrate a fit for the role as you understand it to be. So, if you have seen an ad, it is easiest because what you do is create was called "a T letter." I created this idea years ago before it was named but it makes perfect sense as described this way.

Let me start with the first sentence.

I'm forwarding this resume to you based on the recommendation Jeff Altman. Jeff told me that you are looking for someone for a role . . . and you describe a couple of things that they are looking for. I want to make my fit for this role apparent to you, so let me outline my background as is relevant.

Now, in the left-hand column, you put the experiences you understand them to be. if you have job it like I said is easiest of all because you use the qualifications that they've listed there, the requirements of the position and perhaps the pluses that you have, as well as the the responsibilities of the role. In the right-hand column, next you're going to put what what you've done and for how long and how recently you did it.

Do it this way because there is less interest in things that you did when Bill Clinton was president. then there are now. The more current stuff is always more relevant If it's older, it tends to be less desirable). You need to be open about this and save yourself themselves them some time.

So in the right-hand column, you put down the skill involved. ln the left-hand column, you put down how long, how recently and what you have done briefly.

So let's say there are 15 things there, that's the equivalent of the cover letter.

So if it's in the body of an email because you are emailing it, this is the perfect way to do it.

If you are doing it and submitting your resume and cover letter through an ATS system, then you are making this page one of the resume that you are uploading to the system.

The system will parse it, fill in a number of fields, and, after you've done this, you finish up by saying "I hope to hear from you soon. If I don't, I'll give you call in a few days to follow up.

That's it. That's not boring to an employer because that's what you are doing is demonstrating how you fit the role and making it obvious to them, as opposed to having people have to sit there and "read tea leaves" to figure it out.

That's how to NOT make it clichéd ... by demonstrating your fit for the role.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

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Should I end a cover letter,, "Thank you for your consideration."

Do I Need a Cover Letter | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1478. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter answers a question asking whether you need to use a cover letter.

Summary

Is important to provide a cover letter well applying for a software engineering position?

I think I think the right answer is, "why wouldn't you use a cover letter?"

It's a sales opportunity. If you think it's just another chance to say, "I am forwarding my resume to you for the position of software engineer with your company. I believe will be an excellent fit for the position, " you are wasting your own time and you are missing the opportunity.

People tend to look a job hunting as to you. In fact, is a chance to sell yourself to an organization that you can perform a cover letter was just such a document. Resumes just such a document. Think of it as an opportunity to present you and your capabilities.

If you are uncertain, if you are frightened, if you are tentative, you are not selling. What you doing you showing that you don't have confidence in your ability to solve the organizations problem that there trying to fill. That is the tip off to them.

However, if you approach it, as I said, like a sales opportunity, to say, in effect, "Hey! Look at me! I can do what you want. This is what I have done along these lines." If you do that, it is a great tool.

Asking the question, just let me know you haven't really figure that out..

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How Fatal Is This Cover Letter Mistake? | JobSearchRadio.com

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 by Jeff

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The person continues by writing, “Last week I sent out 8 cover letters, and today I realized instead of “I am writing to apply”, I wrote “I am applying to write”. Eek! How embarrassing. Would this be make or break for you? I haven’t heard back from them yet, but it’s only been a week so I wasn’t worried”

Summary

This is a question I read from someone; I think it's a useful question because it speaks to the heart of mistakes people make with cover letters.

How fatal is this mistake?

Last week, I sent out 8 cover letters; today, I realized that instead of writing, "I am writing to apply," I wrote, "I am applying to write." How embarassing!

Would this be "make or break for you? I haven't heard back from them but it has only been a week.

So the question is "how fatal is this mistake? As always, the answer is, "It depends."

Depends on the nature of the job involved. Depends on whether anyone actually read your cover letter. For example, if you set it as an attachment, no one read it. It depends on the nature of the role; if you are applying for a writing job and you wrote that, it can be fatal. If you wrote for most positions, no one really cares.

They might gloss over it because people read resumes and cover letters in 6 seconds or less. In cover letters, it's often less. If this was your "typical innocuous cover letter" sent as an attachment, no one read it. If this was a "typical innocuous letter" put into the body of an email, someone might have skimmed it quickly to see if there was something relevant in it (if it is like most cover letters, there is nothing relevant in it).

Frankly, I wouldn't worry about it. What seems more damning is that it has been a week since you applied and no one has contacted you.You said, "only a week;" if you're an experienced professional, that is usually the "kiss of death." It would seem that your resume was the bigger problem, not your cover letter. If resumes don't make the case for your candidacy, you're not hearing from an employer. Employers only care about whether a resume "vaguely fits" what they are looking for.

So, I'm less concerned with the cover letter; I am more concerned that you haven't gotten a response. The likelihood is you're not going hear from them. Not having read your resume or seen the position description, I have no basis to judge why. They may have seen stronger people with tighter matches . . . many different reasons. Don't worry about the mistake; it's unlikely anyone noticed.

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Cover Letters That Stand Out | JobSearchRadio.com

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by Jeff

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On today’s show, I add an extra twist to what you may be doing with your cover letter that will help you standout from the pack

Summary

Over the years, I've created plenty of videos about writing cover letters. I'm going to give you a quick rehash before I give you something new about them.

The typical cover letter might be in response to an ad. It might be an introduction to a hiring manager. The 1st paragraph should reflect that.

"I'm forwarding my resume to you because I was referred to you by Jeff Altman You told me you were trying to fill a position for such and such. My understanding of the role is . . . You're looking for someone with . . . " You would then lay out in the left column what the skills were for the position (maybe you've seen a head or a job description that your friend has forwarded to you) and the functionality that is going to be performed. In the right column, you would write down how long and how recently you can engage with it.

For example, flush left you would write

SOX compliance 5 years until 2015

User liaison 2 years current.

Manages people on-site and offshore 3.2 years. Current.

You make the fit seem obvious in this chart that you're creating for them.

Normally, I would say, "I believe you will see my background Matches up nicely for the role. I look forward to hearing from you."

I want to encourage you to add an extra step in here. That's the human touch. This is a "miss" I want to acknowledge having had. It is something I haven't encourage people to do often enough.

Like my advanced answer to the question, "Tell me about yourself," You might say something along the lines of, "I'm sure you see a lot of people and their resumes. You say they have this background , but what makes me different is…" Then you going to some human characteristics that make you stand out.

Please don't say that you're hard-working or dedicated. Go to the humanity of the situation instead of the BS. If you stay with hard-working or dedicated, people think to themselves, "Ugh! Not again!"

The goal is to always differentiate yourself from others because if you are just another commodity, you're going to be paid a commodity's wage. If you are the best of the commodities you will be paid at the rate of the best of the range of the commodities. So, there's a range of salary; there is a law and there is a high.Yes, you will be at the higher point of the range, but so what? You want to go past the range. You always want to demonstrate that you are far superior to anyone that they say.

This does that by putting a human face on you, so that people can easily see how you stand out, instead of looking like another drone to them.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1300 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council. “No BS JobSearch Advice Radio” was recently named a Top 10 podcast for job search. JobSearchTV.com was also recently named a Top 10 YouTube channel for job search.

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What is The Best Way to Start a Cover Letter? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

February 9, 2019March 4, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1370 Questions like this make me crazy, but since someone needed an answer, here it is.

Summary

The question for today is, "What is the best way to start a cover letter?" I go crazy with questions like this because it is such a small point in someone's job search. But if this is important to the listener, I am happy to give an answer.

Here's what I would suggest you do, don't think of it as a cover letter:

Use the body of the email that you send with the resume attached to it as the cover letter. If you're going to be submitting it through an applicant tracking system, make the cover letter page 1 of your resume.

The best way to start a cover letter is simple.

"Unlike a lot of the resumes that you receive, I actually do have the experience that is required for the role. Let me show you how my experience matches up with what you are looking for."

Then, create 2 columns. In the left column, list of requirements and the functionality of the position as defined by the ad or by the person who told you about the position. In the right-hand column next to each item, list, how long and how recently you have used each of the requirements are performed the individual function.

Obviously, if you are just spamming your resume to a position, this won't work and frankly, nothing is going to work. However, if you actually have the experience and want to stand out from the pack, this is a very easy way to do it. What you will do is make the fit obvious to them so that even if a 6-year-old girl reading the resume they would know you have the experience to do the job.

Because they receive so much useless email and resume submissions, they will have a chuckle when they read the beginning of your cover email but, if you actually have the background, this will work.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1300 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council. “No BS JobSearch Advice Radio” was recently named a Top 10 podcast for job search. JobSearchTV.com was also recently named a Top 10 YouTube channel for job search.

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What is The Best Way to Start a Cover Letter? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1370 Questions like this make me crazy, but since someone needed an answer, here it is.

Summary

Here's what I would suggest you do, don't think of it as a cover letter:

The best way to start a cover letter is simple.

"Unlike a lot of the resumes that you receive, I actually do have the experience that is required for the role. Let me show you how my experience matches up with what you are looking for."

Because they receive so much useless email and resume submissions, they will have a chuckle when they read the beginning of your cover email but, if you actually have the background, this will work.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1300 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council. “No BS JobSearch Advice Radio” was recently named a Top 10 podcast for job search. JobSearchTV.com was also recently named a Top 10 YouTube channel for job search.

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Three Cover Letter Rules | JobSearchRadio.com

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 by Jeff

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses three rules for writing cover letters you must employ.

Summary

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No

BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1300 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

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Two Steps You Can Take to Have A Superior Cover Letter | JobSearchTV.com

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 by Jeff

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In this video, Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter provides you with two easy things you can do to create a cover letter that provides superior results.

Summary

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as

executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1200 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

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Cover Letter Sample

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 by Jeff

I’m forwarding(uploading/emailing) my resume to you for the ________ position (John Snow mentioned to me/I saw advertised on _____/whatever the method was) I understand you are trying to fill.

Let me show me how my experience fits the key requirements and functionality for the role:

Program Management 9 years/current

Staff Management 12 years/current

Applications Development experience 7 years/until 5 years ago

Manage MSPs 3 years/ until 1/2018

Responsible for Recruitment and Retention 8 year/current

(List as many of the important requirements and functionality as would make a case for them meeting you)

I look forward to speaking with you soon about my experience and how I might be able to help you. If I haven’t heard from you by Friday, I’ll put in a quick call to you to follow up.

Best wishes,

Bruno Sammartino

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