your very first impression to your new boss

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Your Very First Impression to your New Boss!

We always want to make a good first impression. In some instances we want to make a great perfect impression. This could be when starting a new job, a first date (and second, third...) or meeting with a potential client. We put in a lot of time and sometimes money to create that

perfect resume. How much time do we take in comparison in writing a cover letter vs. our resume. A resume can have a tremendous amount of details that is extremely important to sellyourself to a prospective employer. However, the cover letter is the introduction to the resume. Ittells the reader "Why should I look at this resume". Therefore, its imperative that a cover letter isa perfect great first impression.

Who need s a Cover Letter?If you are sending a resume.....you need a cover letter. I have received hundreds of resumesthrough out the years without cover letters. I don't necessarily just throw them away but the prospect certainly did not add any value to their job seeking efforts. I may glance the resumeover and then file it away. However, when a cover letter accompanies a resume, I will usuallyread the letter to see why the prospect has sent me their resume. A good cover letter will give mea qualification summary. If its a position that I am seeking to fill, then I will look closer to their resume.

Do's and Donts

• There cannot be any misspelled words in a cover letter or resume. Misspelled words

could be a simple mistake that is interpreted as someone who doesn't care about details. Itcould be true. Its definitely a turn off.

• Make the letter sound natural yet professional. I would rather read a letter that is written

from the prospective employee than to read a copied sample letter from a website or cover letter book.

• Always try to address the person that is hiring you. Do some research and try to find outwho is going to read that letter. I feel more of a connection with the person who actuallyaddresses me by name than the very stiff :"To Whom it May Concern" salutation.

• Try to show that you know something about the company in your cover letter. Don't recap

the company history but at least acknowledge a fact or two about the companies missionand how it relates to you.

• Don't be afraid to highlight one or two keywords as it relates to the advertisement or

posting and your experience. If you were applying for a quality control position, you maywant to highlight the word 'quality control" in your resume as it applies to your experience.

Strong action words will also help your cover letter stand out from the crowd. A thesaurus isalways handy when constructing a strong cover letter. Here are a some words that may help youto incorporate your proper cover letter format:

accelerated - accomplished - achieved - addressed - administered - advised - allocated - appeared- applied - appointed - appraised - approved - arranged - assessed - assigned - assisted - assumed- assured - audited - awarded - ability

briefed - broadened - brought - budgeted - built

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cataloged - caused - changed - chaired - clarified - classified - closed - collected - combined -commented - communicated - compared - compiled - completed - computed - conceived -concluded - conducted - conceptualized - considered - consolidated - constructed - consulted -continued - contracted - controlled - converted - coordinated - corrected - counseled - counted -created - critiqued - cut - capable - capability - capacity - competence - competent - complete -completely - consistent - contributions

dealt - decided - defined - delegated - delivered - demonstrated - described - designed -determined - developed - devised - diagnosed - directed - discussed - distributed - documented -doubled - drafted - demonstrated - developing

earned - edited - effected - eliminated - endorsed - enlarged - enlisted - ensured - entered -established - estimated - evaluated - examined - executed - expanded - expedited - experienced -experimented - explained - explored - expressed - extended - educated - efficient - effective -effectiveness - enlarging - equipped - excellent - exceptional - expanding - experienced

filed - filled - financed - focused - forecast - formulated - founded

gathered - generated - graded - granted - guided - global

halved - handled - helpedidentified - implemented - improved - incorporated - increased - indexed - initiated - influenced -innovated - inspected - installed - instituted - instructed - insured - interpreted - interviewed -introduced - invented - invested - investigated - involved - issued - increasing

joined

kept - knowledgeable

launched - learned - lectured - led - listed

made - maintained - managed - matched - measured - mediated - met - modified - monitored -motivated - moved - major - mature - maturity

named - navigated - negotiated - nationwideobserved - opened - operated - ordered - organized - oversaw - outstanding

participated - perceived - performed - persuaded - planned - prepared - presented - processed - procured - programmed - prohibited - projected - promoted - proposed - provided - published - purchased - pursued - performance - positive - potential - productive - proficient - profitable - proven

qualified - questioned - qualified

raised - ranked - rated - realized - received - recommended - reconciled - recorded - recruited -redesigned - reduced - regulated - rehabilitated - related - reorganized - repaired - replaced -replied - reported - represented - researched - resolved - responded - restored - revamped -

reviewed - revise - record - repeatedly - resourceful - responsible - resultssaved - scheduled - selected - served - serviced - set - set - up - shaped - shared - showed -simplified - solved - sorted - sought - sparked - specified - spoke - staffed - started - streamlined -strengthened - stressed - stretched - structured - studied - submitted - substituted - succeeded -suggested - summarized - superseded - supervised - surveyed - systematized - significant -significantly - sound - specialist - substantial - substantially - successful - stable



tackled - targeted - taught - terminated - tested - tracked - traded - trained - transferred -transcribed - transformed - translated - transported - traveled - treated - trimmed - tripled - turned- tutored - thoroughly - thorough

uncovered - unified - updated - upgraded - utilized

verbalized - verified - visited - versatile - vigorous

waged - weighed - widened - won - worked - wrote - well educated - well rounded - worldwide

Good luck and I hope your job hunting is a success!

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