Study the cover letter format.

Cover letters are generally one page at most in length, divided into a header, introduction, body, conclusion and a polite formula called complimentary close or closing.

· Title. Cover letters use standard business letter style, with the sender's address and other information, the recipient's contact information, and the date sent after either the sender's or the recipient's address. Following that is an optional reference section (e.g. "RE: Internship Opportunity at Global Corporation") and an optional transmission note (e.g. "Via Email to jobs@example.net"). The final part of the header is a salutation (e.g., "Dear Hiring Managers").

· Introduction. The introduction briefly states the reasons for your spontaneous application to this particular company or firm, the specific position desired, and should be designed to catch the employer's immediate interest.

· Body of the letter. The body highlights or amplifies on material in the resume or job application, and explains why the job seeker is interested in the job and would be of value to the employer. This is the most important part of your letter as you MUST attract the recruiting officer’s attention. Make sure you DO NOT omit to mention any of the following: Interest for the company or firm you wish to enter; skills, qualifications, and past experience; track records, academic references, professional reasons for your application. What you feel you can bring to the firm or company, with reference to the CV enclosed.

· Conclusion. This section sums up the letter, your expectations for an interview, for a favorable answer and indicates the next step the applicant expects to take. It may indicate that the applicant intends to contact the employer; although many favor the more indirect approach of simply saying that the applicant will look forward to hearing from or speaking with the employer.

· Complimentary close. A polite formula ("Sincerely"), and then a signature line. Optionally; the abbreviation "ENCL" may be used to indicate that there are enclosures.

4.3. Study a sample of a letter of inquiry about employment possibilities, e-mail version. Try to write a similar letter for your case.

PART 2: INTERVIEW

How you perform at the interview or group selection is of course crucial, but only the people with the best resumes and letters get to that stage.

There are various kinds of interviews:

* One to One Job Interview

* Panel Job Interview

* Group Job Interview

* Phone Job Interview

* Lunch Job Interview

Each job interview has its own strategies and particular points one should be aware of, but one-to-one interview is most common.

5.1. Read the interview tips for interviewees. Which recommendations do you think will require your additional preparation and training, and why?

USEFUL TO REMEMBER

1) Research as much as you can about the company -- products, services, markets, competitors, trends, current activities, priorities.

2) Prepare your answers for the type of questions you'll be asked, especially, be able to say why you want the job, what your strengths are, how you'd do the job, what your best achievements are.

3) Prepare good questions to ask at the interview.

4) Related to the above, request a copy of the company's employment terms and conditions or employee handbook before the interview, in order to save time covering routine matters during the interview.

5) Assemble hard evidence (make sure it's clear and concise) of how what you've achieved in the past - proof will put you ahead of those who merely talk about it.

6) Have at least one other interview lined up, or have a recent job offer, or the possibility of receiving one from a recent job interview, and make sure you mention it to the interviewer.

7) Make sure your resume/CV is up to date, looking very good and even if already supplied to the interviewer take three with you (one for the interviewer, one for you and a spare in case the interviewer brings a colleague in to the meeting).

8) Get hold of the material about the company and read it, and remember the relevant issues, and ask questions about the areas that relate to the organization and the role. Also worth getting hold of: company 'in-house' magazines or newsletters, competitor leaflets, local or national newspaper articles featuring the company. Such research can enable the least qualified, least favored, least likely applicant to succeed and beat off the most likely interview opposition candidates. Doing good relevant research is the single most powerful thing you can do to improve your chances of getting the job. It's that important. No research, no views. No views, no value. No value, no job.

9) As the interviewee, take full advantage of opportunities to ask questions. Asking good well-prepared and researched questions is your chance to demonstrate that you are better than the other candidates, and to show that you have a tremendous capability and understanding and potential, irrespective of what the interviewer asks you.

10) Review your personal goals and be able to speak openly and honestly about them and how you plan to achieve them.

11) Ensure you have two or three really good reputable and relevant references, and check they'd each be happy to be contacted.

12) Adopt an enthusiastic, alert, positive mind-set.

13) Particularly think about how to deal positively with any negative aspects - especially from the perspective of telling the truth, instead of evading or distorting facts, which rarely succeeds.

14) Try to get some experience of personality tests. Discover your personality strengths and weaknesses that would be indicated by a test, and be able to answer questions positively about the results. (Do not be intimidated by personality testing - expose yourself to it and learn about yourself.)

15) Think about what to wear. Standard rules for dress code at interviews are mostly common sense: be smart, coordinated, clean, tidy, relatively under-stated - however you can go further than merely adopting the standard recommendations to wear blue or grey suits, black shoes, white, cream, pale yellow and pastel colors for shirts and blouses; and to avoid black (too funereal - unless your interview is with an undertaker), bow-ties, Elton John specs and deer-stalker hats.

16) Some jobs invite or offer opportunity to re-define or develop the role itself. It might be an existing role or a new position. If so prepare for this. Most jobs in fact offer this potential, but sometimes it is a stated requirement.

17) Your answer to the initial opening statements in the job interview are important, these are called "ice breakers». Sometimes the interviewer will ask whether you had difficulty finding the company premises. Your answer should be brief and polite. The interviewer is merely being polite - if you had problems in finding the premises he/she doesn't need to know that.

Use replies such as: I'm fine thank you, and you? I'm very well, thank you.

18) Make some notes about additional questions you want to ask during the interview or any points that you want to go over.

Date: 2015-12-18; view: 920