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Unsolicited Resume Cover Letter – This is How I Get it Past the Unsolicited Label

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

I had to send a few unsolicited resume cover letters and resumes, while looking for a good meaningful job recently.  I had been working at the same place for a little over two years and recently graduated college.  I was fortunate to have a job, the market being the way it is and all.  Yet I still wanted to make a move for the better.  Again, being that the job market was as slow as it was here in my area.  I decided to go fishing a little, sending my resume and cover letter to places where I would like to work.

What I did was learn as much about the company as I could.  I was working on an unsolicited resume cover letter, after all, and sending my resume with no sort of introduction wasn’t an option.  I wanted to come across genuinely interested in becoming part of the company.  The best way I could figure was by finding out all I could and planting a picture of myself being part of the very fabric of the company.

I put together a resume cover letter that accentuated my skills and recent achievements.  I also, placed much emphasis on my desire to become part of a company that was at the front of my chosen career.  In an effort to stand out, I directed if to the company President and made sure HR received a copy also.  I didn’t want to step on any ones toes.  You know how that can go.

I also made sure to point out the position I wanted and how I would be diligent at accomplishing my goal of becoming an asset to the company.  While at the same time I understood that I had to work my way up and would be willing to start in a different area of the company where my talents could also be utilized.  I know how to be an asset to a company and working my way up wouldn’t be a problem.  I just need an opportunity.

I did land a few interviews from doing this and though I haven’t been hired on the spot.  I have been called back on second interviews.  The detail, I think was in the way I put together my unsolicited resume cover letter.  I don’t think I would have accomplished anything if I wouldn’t have made a custom letter with details about the company.  As a matter of fact, the interviewers were surprised by the knowledge I had of their companies.  I do expect to be hired.  Maybe I’ll do the Napoleon Hill thing and send them a certified letter every hour for a couple of days.  I’ll have to try it and write an article.

In my experience, a good cover letter has made a difference between landing the interview and not. That’s the first step, right? I catch the reader with the knowledge I have of their organization and a few other key tips I learned to incorporate into my letter. I’ve helped my sister and brothers with their letter and they’ve also landed the jobs. What I picked up made the difference on how I write my

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Copyright 2010 Casey Alexander

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