1. Update your resumé
Remove references to obsolete or irrelevant skills, update your summary statement, and delete any work experience that’s more than 10-15 years in the past. However, if your older work experience is extremely relevant to the position you’re applying for, go ahead and include it.
2. Write a cover letter
Your resumé includes your skills and qualifications, but “Your cover letter should be a pitch for why you should be hired.” Use your cover letter to let the employer know why you’re the best person for the job. If you’re applying for multiple jobs at the same time, you need to write a new cover letter to accompany each resumé you send out and tailor it to that specific role.
3. Keep correspondence professional
When writing for work, your main goal is to communicate your message clearly. Avoid slang, acronyms, abbreviations, emoticons, incomplete sentences, and (of course) typos. Sometimes long emails are unavoidable but try to include your main point or question within the first paragraph of your email; people often tend to stop reading or tune out when an email gets too long. Make sure you have a subject line and the correct spelling of the addressee’s name before you hit send!
Alison Doyle
Adapted from grammarly.com looking-for-a-job
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