Dynamic Cover Letters for New Graduates - Softcover

Hansen, Katharine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898159849 ISBN 13: 9780898159844

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 1998

Synopsis

Provides advice on creating effective cover letters and includes sample cover letters for internships, externships, summer jobs, and career changes

About this title

From the Publisher

Everything you need to get a great first job
" A graduate's great resume simply must have a great cover letter attached. Katharine Hansen tells you exactly how to do it, and offers creative strategies plus excellent examples of effective cover letters. (P.S. You don't have to be a graduate to benefit from this book.)" --Yana Parker, author of DAMN GOOD RESUME GUIDE and THE RESUME CATALOG

"THE cover letter book for new graduates. I highly recommend it." --Bill Felty, president, The National Association for Job-Search Training

You're about to graduate from college--how do you write a cover letter that will get you a job? In this all-new book, career expert Katharine Hansen, author of the best-selling DYNAMIC COVER LETTERS, tailors her proven advice to recent college graduates. This friendly and accessible guide features scores of dynamic cover letters demonstrating the best strategies for almost any major, from English to engineering, liberal arts to law. Katharine Hansen shows you how to translate what you learned in college, internships, and summer and part-time jobs into real job skills. DYNAMIC COVER LETTERS FOR NEW GRADUATES also includes a thoroughly up-to-date section on Internet job-hunting.

Whether you were a super student or a couch potato, this fun, easy-to-read book will show you how to:

- RELATE YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE TO THE JOB

Caught in the "I-need-experience-to-get- a-job-but-no-one-will-give-me-a-job-without-experience" trap? You CAN parlay academics into experience sure to impress any employer.

-SPIN YOUR SKILLS

You weren't a waitress--you were a customer-service specialist. This book shows you how to make even the most mundane experience seem applicable to your post-college career.

-ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE

New college grads often sell themselves short: Avoid common errors and learn how to sound strong, positive, and confident in your letter.

-CLOSE THE SALE!

Too often, excellent cover letters--especially those from new grads-- fall apart because the writer fails to "close the sale." One simple strategy increases your chances of winning an interview. This book lets you in on that strategy.

Packed with hints, real-life examples, and loads of letters, this is the book that will help you write a truly dynamic cover letter, get your resume read, and get you that great first job.

From the Author

Why this book is THE cover letter book for new grads
The book is unique because it is
targeted to college students. It offers
them the same basics of cover-letter
writing that Dynamic Cover
Letters does, but far beyond the
fundamentals, it describes the Top Ten
ways that college students in
particular can write effective cover
letters. This important section is
designed to reassure college students
that they are not at a disadvantage
just because they don’t have as much
experience as other job-
seekers, and they can take far more
advantage of their college experience
than they realize. It focuses on
teaching students to use transferable
skills to portray themselves
favorably, even if they have little
experience. The book also contains
sample letters for most popular majors,
as well as samples for a number of
other situations, such as seeking
summer jobs and internships, and
applying for grad school. The book
offers a significant number of samples
of thank-you and followup letters.
Finally, it enumerates ways students
can use cover letters to
take advantage of job opportunities
listed on the Internet.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898159849
• ISBN 13: 9780898159844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160