Because they need to backfill. It meaning somebody left the position and they need to replace them or because of growth so the team's getting bigger and they don't have a lot of time they're probably handling some of the day-to-day work to cover the gap so going through and reading all these cover letters again it's just about knowing your audience and knowing how much time your audience has and getting back to the resume piece. If they're spending less. Than 10 seconds on your resume are. They really reading your cover letter.
Something to be thinking about okay item four. This is all great Jeff but the application is still calling for a cover letter. I would say and this is a huge guest but I'm guessing in at least 50% of these cases. This is just a dated process. This is about HR and hiring managers working with recruiters and really determining hey is this just a default system. That we've always used have.
We really looked at it have. We updated it and again. I think chances are in a lot of these cases it's just about not updating a system or a process not about them actually really being super interested in a cover letter item five let's go ahead and talk about it let's talk about the cover letter hack instead of really going in and doing this deep dive with paragraphs that's really long that's explaining your entire life. I really like a cover letter that's about five to six sentences. You have to do on and so you're always going to start kind of formal dear recruiter hiring manager company.
You know the name sue Bob Jeff whoever it's going to be address them by name settings. One you are specifically calling out the role. That you're applying for and the great thing is that 90% 95% are being read digitally so. You can hyperlink the position in there just so. They know the specific job description. That you're calling out about two sentences the next two are going to focus specifically on how your skills align with the responsibilities and qualifications of the role and usually.
That will take a couple sentences said it's for you really want to read the mission of the company and how your core beliefs align well with the mission sentence five you're gonna say for more information please review my LinkedIn profile and you're gonna again hyperlink. That in there so. They can just click on the link and go right to your LinkedIn profile sentence six thank you for your time and consideration sincerely Sue Bob Jeff etc. I know that there was gonna be a couple disclaimers in here right. If you're an executive sometimes the c-suite maybe there might be. Some cases where a cover letter or really formal letter is needed and it's dictated as a significant part of the process okay in those cases Google at really look up.
How to write a great cover letter the other piece maybe. If you're applying for a role. Where written communication is extremely important but typically. If the cover letter is an absolute critical part of the process it's being called out initially it's not just hey include a cover letter it's something more significant the last two pieces of great advice. I can give you and really. I want to hone in on these two items or one.
You have a great LinkedIn profile. This will act like a cover letter for you so that's great and secondly. I just don't think. That you need to pay. Somebody for it you can Google. How to write a short. One you can follow my instructions and I think. It will really help. You like please like. You have any comments please comment below and if. You like my overall content please subscribe Happy New Year thanks so much.
Something to be thinking about okay item four. This is all great Jeff but the application is still calling for a cover letter. I would say and this is a huge guest but I'm guessing in at least 50% of these cases. This is just a dated process. This is about HR and hiring managers working with recruiters and really determining hey is this just a default system. That we've always used have.
We really looked at it have. We updated it and again. I think chances are in a lot of these cases it's just about not updating a system or a process not about them actually really being super interested in a cover letter item five let's go ahead and talk about it let's talk about the cover letter hack instead of really going in and doing this deep dive with paragraphs that's really long that's explaining your entire life. I really like a cover letter that's about five to six sentences. You have to do on and so you're always going to start kind of formal dear recruiter hiring manager company.
You know the name sue Bob Jeff whoever it's going to be address them by name settings. One you are specifically calling out the role. That you're applying for and the great thing is that 90% 95% are being read digitally so. You can hyperlink the position in there just so. They know the specific job description. That you're calling out about two sentences the next two are going to focus specifically on how your skills align with the responsibilities and qualifications of the role and usually.
That will take a couple sentences said it's for you really want to read the mission of the company and how your core beliefs align well with the mission sentence five you're gonna say for more information please review my LinkedIn profile and you're gonna again hyperlink. That in there so. They can just click on the link and go right to your LinkedIn profile sentence six thank you for your time and consideration sincerely Sue Bob Jeff etc. I know that there was gonna be a couple disclaimers in here right. If you're an executive sometimes the c-suite maybe there might be. Some cases where a cover letter or really formal letter is needed and it's dictated as a significant part of the process okay in those cases Google at really look up.
How to write a great cover letter the other piece maybe. If you're applying for a role. Where written communication is extremely important but typically. If the cover letter is an absolute critical part of the process it's being called out initially it's not just hey include a cover letter it's something more significant the last two pieces of great advice. I can give you and really. I want to hone in on these two items or one.
You have a great LinkedIn profile. This will act like a cover letter for you so that's great and secondly. I just don't think. That you need to pay. Somebody for it you can Google. How to write a short. One you can follow my instructions and I think. It will really help. You like please like. You have any comments please comment below and if. You like my overall content please subscribe Happy New Year thanks so much.
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