Cover Letters That Blow Doors Open: Job-winning cover letters (Anne McKinney Career Series) (Anne Mckinney Career Series)

Table of Contents......Page 6
INTRODUCTION: The Art of Writing a Great Cover Letter......Page 10
Part I: Cover Letters for Special Purposes......Page 16
All-Purpose Cover Letters......Page 17
Career-Change Cover Letters......Page 25
Cover Letters for Entrepreneurs......Page 37
Seeking First Job in Field......Page 40
Part II: Cover Letters by Field and Industry......Page 48
Accounting, Banking, and Finance......Page 49
Aviation......Page 59
Clerical, Secretarial, and Administrative Support......Page 68
Computer Operations......Page 77
Construction......Page 87
Distribution and Warehousing......Page 91
Electronics......Page 96
Engineering......Page 97
Health Care (also see Medical)......Page 100
Human Resources......Page 108
Journalism (also see Media and Public Relations)......Page 113
Legal and Paralegal......Page 115
Linguists......Page 117
Logistics and Supply......Page 119
Maintenance and Production......Page 122
Management......Page 129
Manufacturing......Page 134
Marketing......Page 142
Media and Public Relations (also see Journalism)......Page 145
Medical (also see Health Care)......Page 147
Military Transition......Page 164
Nonprofit Management......Page 177
Police, Security, & Law Enforcement......Page 183
Quality and Safety......Page 193
Restaurants, Hotels, and Food Service......Page 195
Retailing......Page 201
Sales......Page 205
Social Work and Human Services......Page 215
Sports......Page 221
Teaching......Page 226
Telecommunications......Page 230
Transportation......Page 237
Part III: Cover Letters for Special Situations: Sixteen Commonly Asked Questions About Cover Letters (and Job Hunting)......Page 242
Question 1: What is the "direct approach?"......Page 243
Question 2: How do I respond to an ad that provides the name and address?......Page 244
Question 3: What’s the best way to answer a “blind ad?”......Page 245
Question 4: How do I respond to a recruiter or "headhunter" who has approached me?......Page 246
Question 5: How do I apply for internal openings?......Page 247
Question 6: How do I request consideration for multiple job openings in the organization?......Page 248
Question 7: How do I fax my resume and cover letter?......Page 249
Question 8: If I want to “drop a name” in a cover letter, what’s the best way?......Page 250
Question 9: If I’m relocating soon, how do I say that in the cover letter?......Page 253
Question 10: If I’ve recently relocated, what do I say in the cover letter?......Page 255
Question 11: What if I want to reopen a door that I closed previously?......Page 257
Question 12: What if they ask for salary requirements?......Page 259
Question 13: What if they ask for salary history?......Page 260
Question 14: How do I make it clear that I want my approach to be confidential?......Page 261
Question 15: How do I write a follow-up letter after an interview?......Page 263
Question 16: How do I resign—gracefully?......Page 265