How to write an attractive and persuasive cover letter?

How to write an attractive and persuasive cover letter?

Needless to mention that a cover letter builds the first impression and we admit “first impression is the last impression”

When you are applying for a job locally, internationally, in public or private sector, in limited or multinational companies, you are asked to provide you resume or CV along with a cover letter.

The main purpose of a cover letter is to provide a short but comprehensive description and summary of the documents you’ve attached alongwith it, the skills you have and the reason “why you are fit for the job in hand?” In other words it covers the documents, CV and Resume attached alongwith it and also puts you skills and accomplishments before the employer.

If your cover letter is persuasive and attractive enough to catch the attention of employer then you may claim to be succeeded in getting you goal. It is because if the employer is attracted by you cover letter he/she is compelled to read, view and review your attached documents in depth and carefully and his this attention directly results into calling you for an interview.

So, the question is that, how to write a persuasive and an attractive enough cover letter which can catch the attention of employer on one hand and make you able to stand different amongst the thousands of the applicants and candidates on the other hand? There are some does & don’ts and tips following which you can make the same and can find the answer to the question. The points and tips are as under;

1.       Keep in mind that a cover letter is an alternative to the job application letter

2.       Mention the name of post you’re applying for

3.       Give reference of the job advertisement with date and source

4.       Write to the point

5.       Introduce yourself in view of your experience and qualification (no autobiography)

6.       Write the reason “why you are fit for the job in hand?”

7.       Prove your claims with strong examples

8.       Show your contributions and accomplishments while writing a brief cover letter or job application

9.       Be stable and bold

10.   Be professional and don’t try to be over clever

11.   Write Enclosed as above at the end of your C.L

12.   Don’t forget to mention place and date

13.   The C.L should be duly signed

In this connection it is strongly recommended that you may also read “How to persuade employer to read your whole Job Application?”

Read More

How to persuade employer to read your whole Job Application?

How to write a catchy and standard job Application? A self-asked question; asked by many of my friends and job seekers on different forums…

Job Application

While writing a job application (even every type of application) we often use the words and phrases which we were used to write in the days of our primary school. Is this right to do so? We don’t focus the point of view and subject matter in our application and run the arrested words which leave a negative impact in the mind of reader.

Actually we don’t know the power of writing hence neglect the importance of application and suppose that it is just a formality to fulfill the requirement for applying a job. No, this point of view is absolutely wrong.

While during the scrutiny of job applications, the selection board or authority don’t have a big bag of time to read the whole contents of your application among a large number of applicant… So what should be done to compel the reader to read your whole job application? It is simple and easy to do so. You should catch the attention of the reader at his/her first eye on your application. For this you should apply the following parameters and steps to your applications;

1.     Application Format:

Formatting of your application should be attractive and professional. Formatting contains the page layout (paper and margins), font size and font styles.

2.     Subject:

The subject of your application should be concise, comprehensive and attractive. It should be bold, upper cased and underlined.

3.     Greeting:

Greeting is the backbone of an application and first thing which persuade employer to read it all. We often use “Sir” ”Dear Sir” ”Respected Sir”. I suggest that be creative and use new words like “Estimate Sir” Esteemed Sir” “August Sir”, but don’t rely only upon these phrases you may use new ideas giving more respect to the reader/employer while writing a job application.

4.     Purpose of application, source and reference:

Don’t use the arrested words here like others; try to be special among the thousands of applicants. Start from the phrase “with reference to your advertisement …” then write “I have the hounour to submit that …” and then carry out the rest of the paragraph.

5.     Describing yourself:

Be bold, be confidant, suppose yourself to be the top priority candidate for the current job. Express all about you, say some specialty you have, mention your contribution if any.

6.     Why I am hired?

Provide a strong statement claiming that you are the best suitable candidate for this job and you are hired because you have the following qualities which other candidates don’t have at all.

7.     Education and qualification:

Mention the short summary of your academic, professional qualification and relevant experience in a manner which may make you different from others. Don’t go in detail in this section if asked to provide a CV or Resume along with the job application.

8.     End and thanking the employer:

Everything has its end and without a good end the thing always fails. So as suggested that you should be creative and use special words in this paragraph which make your job application healthier.

9.     Your signature and date:

It is very important to mention date and place on the document. More make your signature design in a professional way; bold and under-bracket your name here in this section.

Enjoy

Read More

Download FREE formats of legal documents, Letters, Applications, CV, and much more

Legal documents and free Paralegal Services:

Many times in our daily life we need legal documents like Sale Agreement, Lease Agreement, contract agreement, Affidavit or Undertaking, deed, Partnership deed etc. It does not require a Lawyer and we can prepare these documents by ourselves but due to lake of awareness we go to a lawyer for the same. As a result we have to pay a considerable amount as fee in this connection.

Nowadays there are STAMP CHAMBERS which provide best paralegal services in this regard but their fees make you wonder if they are asked to prepare a single legal document like a deed. They charge triple that what they do, for example if you need an affidavit, they use a slandered format and template of affidavit and only fill the relevant details. If you have that format you can easily fill and can save your money and time as well.

In short if you need any legal document to be prepared, hiring the services of a lawyer or a paralegal individual is more expensive to manage.

Writing formats is the first online platform which offers free paralegal services. There are a number of downloadable and editable formats and templates of legal documents like land registry, agreements, deeds, affidavit, undertaking etc. you can download the required format and simply fill in the relevant details and finally print on a Stamp Paper.

CV, Curriculum Vitae, Resume and Resume Cover letter:

Needless to mention that and attractive CV, Resume and Resume Cover Letter play a key role in selection of a candidate where he/she applies. Writing formats offers free CV Library which contains a chain of world’s best CV, Resume and Resume Cover Letter formats and job application. You can download and modify the same of your choice.

Official Documents and Letter Format:

We often need letters and applications and avail the services of writers which need time and money. Writing formats offers all kinds of letters and application formats and templates for free. You can download free editable official letter format, business letter samples, employment letter, formal letter sample, job letter, cover letter, letter, letter format and tips on how to write a letter.

Exam tips and guidelines and much more…:

Writing formats provide free tips, guidelines and information regarding all competitive exams like CSS, PMS, PCS etc. Besides this you can also search daily jobs, free Urdu tutorials, and tourists’ hotspots.

Read More