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Originally Posted by nimblefingers
Ok. I think I see a pattern here, and it would explain why I was not contacted if I'm correct.
Those who got hired said they had an awesome cover letter, and their resume showed some experience.
I have experience, but I admit I didn't put together a cover letter for this, more like a "here's my resume, contact me if you wish". Well, a little better than that, but not much. It wasn't a formal cover letter.
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Nope. I certainly did not do any kind of formal cover letter. Just a straightforward 'this is what I currently do, this is what I have done in the past, I think my skills are a good fit.' Seriously, two sentences.
I never follow the standard letter or resume recommended formatting. I have worked in HR before and there is nothing worse than trying to dig out the details of a flowerly cover letter or resume. I am a bullet point kind of girl. I start off right at the top listing my skills, abilities, and experience then expand with work history, education, hobbies down at the bottom.
This seems to work pretty well because I have been offered every legitimate job I have applied for: ETS, Pearsons, G
Tightwad