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Improve your ability to communicate the value you offer an employer with Gary Will's book How to Prepare for an Employment Interview -- now available by e-mail in Microsoft Word format.

Sample chapters:
What You Need to Know About Business

Asking Questions -- An Essential and Overlooked Step




Tips on Writing a Persuasive Cover Letter
Part [1][2 [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Part Eleven: Final word

The problem with all guides to resumes and cover letters is that they may make you believe there are absolute rules which must be


followed. When your own efforts fall short of what's described in the books, it's easy to become paralyzed because you're convinced that what you've done isn't good enough.

I've never seen a perfect resume or cover letter. I've never written one, and you probably won't either. But perfection isn't the goal. Strive for excellence -- but remember that while you're sitting around tinkering with your letter, other people are out getting work with letters and resumes that are far weaker than what you had to begin with.

Keep these tips in mind, then go with whatever you come up with. Be persistent and make contact!

Read More About Writing a Persuasive Cover Letter:

  • 2. Writing the letter Read it here
  • 3. Open quickly ... with a difference Read it here
  • 4. Finish with a call to action Read it here
  • 5. Some strategies for responding to advertised positions Read it here
  • 6. Salary expectations Read it here
  • 7. Format, paper, and other basics Read it here
  • 8. Sample letter #1 -- Robert McCarthy Read it here
  • 9. Sample letter #2 -- Carol Gainer Read it here
  • 10. Sample letter #3 -- Norman Waite Read it here
  • 11. Final word
    The problem with all guides to resumes and cover letters is that they may make you believe there are absolute rules which must be followed.... Read it here
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    		How to Prepare For An Employment Interview
    by Gary Will
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    CONTENTS:

    1. "Selling yourself" at an employment interview
    2. Is preparation even possible?
    3. The interview isn't about YOU -- it's about the employer
    4. Soothing the employer's anxieties
    5. Preparing for the interview -- an overview
    6. THE COMPANY: The information you'll want and where to look for it
    7. What you should know about business
    8. THE POSITION: How will you make a contribution?
    9. Preparing to answer
    10. What kind of person are you?
    11. Approaches to answering some common questions
    12. Some questions to practise
    13. Anticipating employers' concerns
    14. Asking questions -- an essential and overlooked step
    15. Going all out for the offer ... and why we hold back
    16. How to handle salary questions
    17. Beyond the answers -- image and presentation
    18. Using written materials & presentation visuals
    19. How to prepare your references
    20. Recent developments in interview formats
    21. Reviewing the interview
    22. Following up without being a pest
    23. Some final thoughts
    24. U.S.: Recommended books
    25. Canada: Recommended books
    26. UK: Recommended books
    27. HOME PAGE
    28. Order an ad-free copy of this book

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