New-style job messages that get you in the door and on your
way up
From sparkling cover letters to six-word bios, a fresh bevy of job
search letters has grown powerfully useful for successful career
communications. Job Search Letters For Dummies delivers the quality
of New Era know-how you need right now to land good jobs and
thrive. Whether you’re a long-time professional or a recent
college graduate — or somewhere in between — Job Search
Letters For Dummies has you covered.
Job Search Letters For Dummies covers the gamut of leading-edge
topics, including effective strategies for internal career
communications on topics such as raises, promotions, and position
changes; rules for communicating professionally with texts and
networking on social media platforms such as twitter and Linked In;
fresh and updated communication phrases to voice accomplishments
and make job-fit statements; post-interview etiquette and letters
such as thank-yous, ‘hire me’ reinforcement notes, interest revival
queries; and much more.
* Get hired with 40 types of job letters
* Create short messages for a smartphone world
* Network on social media sites
* Model best letters more than 200 pro samples
Whether you’re a long-time professional or a recent
college graduate — or somewhere in between — Job
Search Letters For Dummies has you covered.
A note to job seekers from nationally syndicated careers
columnist and author or Job Search Letters For Dummies,
Joyce Lain Kennedy:
Welcome aboard, job seekers! Thanks for checking out this first
guide to communications-supported job search and career
growth in relentlessly changing technological times.
The right messaging — what you say, why you say it,
and when you say it — is as important today to your
employment goals as it has been at any time since Leonardo da Vinci
wrote the first professional resume in 1482.
Consider recent job-finding history:
* In 1986 fax machines and postal mail were the most popular ways
to send resumes and cover letters.
* In the 1990s the Internet boom kicked in with new tools to
connect jobs and people: e-mail, websites, cell phones, mailing
lists, and online bulletin boards.
* In the 21st century the double-time march of recruiting
technology skyrocketed, building a techno-swamp populated with
endless ideas of how to connect work and people through
smartphones, wonder tablets, apps, and social media for virtual
networking.
You’re competing in a new world of work out there.
If your job search is treading water — or even
drowning– there’s a better way. Make a splash! Engage
hiring authorities through a communications-centered campaign with
smart content.
way up
From sparkling cover letters to six-word bios, a fresh bevy of job
search letters has grown powerfully useful for successful career
communications. Job Search Letters For Dummies delivers the quality
of New Era know-how you need right now to land good jobs and
thrive. Whether you’re a long-time professional or a recent
college graduate — or somewhere in between — Job Search
Letters For Dummies has you covered.
Job Search Letters For Dummies covers the gamut of leading-edge
topics, including effective strategies for internal career
communications on topics such as raises, promotions, and position
changes; rules for communicating professionally with texts and
networking on social media platforms such as twitter and Linked In;
fresh and updated communication phrases to voice accomplishments
and make job-fit statements; post-interview etiquette and letters
such as thank-yous, ‘hire me’ reinforcement notes, interest revival
queries; and much more.
* Get hired with 40 types of job letters
* Create short messages for a smartphone world
* Network on social media sites
* Model best letters more than 200 pro samples
Whether you’re a long-time professional or a recent
college graduate — or somewhere in between — Job
Search Letters For Dummies has you covered.
A note to job seekers from nationally syndicated careers
columnist and author or Job Search Letters For Dummies,
Joyce Lain Kennedy:
Welcome aboard, job seekers! Thanks for checking out this first
guide to communications-supported job search and career
growth in relentlessly changing technological times.
The right messaging — what you say, why you say it,
and when you say it — is as important today to your
employment goals as it has been at any time since Leonardo da Vinci
wrote the first professional resume in 1482.
Consider recent job-finding history:
* In 1986 fax machines and postal mail were the most popular ways
to send resumes and cover letters.
* In the 1990s the Internet boom kicked in with new tools to
connect jobs and people: e-mail, websites, cell phones, mailing
lists, and online bulletin boards.
* In the 21st century the double-time march of recruiting
technology skyrocketed, building a techno-swamp populated with
endless ideas of how to connect work and people through
smartphones, wonder tablets, apps, and social media for virtual
networking.
You’re competing in a new world of work out there.
If your job search is treading water — or even
drowning– there’s a better way. Make a splash! Engage
hiring authorities through a communications-centered campaign with
smart content.
Table of Content
Introduction 1Part I: New Tools for New Times 5
Chapter 1: Best Messages: Land Jobsand Leap Ahead 7
Chapter 2: Mobile Meets Job Search 15
Chapter 3: Newcomer Letters that Persuade 27
Part II: Essential Job Search Letters 45
Chapter 4: Job Ad Reply Letters and Notes 47
Chapter 5: Getting Help: Networking Letters 85
Chapter 6: Prospecting Letters 103
Chapter 7: After-Interview Letters 121
Part III: Creative Fresh Messages 139
Chapter 8: Social Media Messages 141
Chapter 9: Branding Statements, Bios, Profiles, and Speeches
151
Chapter 10: Interview Leave-Behind Docs 183
Chapter 11: References and Recommendations 195
Chapter 12: Online Portfolios, Prezis, and Videos 213
Chapter 13: Getting Ahead in the Job You Have 221
Part IV: Best Writing Elements 235
Chapter 14: Writing Your Way to a Job 237
Chapter 15: Language That Snap-Crackle-Pops 247
Chapter 16: Great Lines for Success 263
Chapter 17: Job Seeker’s Skills Finder 279
Part V: The Part of Tens 299
Chapter 18: Remember Ten Social Forget-Me-Not Tips 301
Chapter 19: Top Ten Google Tips for Jackpot Job Search 307
Appendix: Directory of Job Letter Writers 319
Index 327
About the author
Joyce Lain Kennedy is a nationally syndicated careers columnist. Her column, CAREERS NOW, appears twice weekly in newspapers and on websites across the U.S. Kennedy is the author of seven career books, including the award-winning Job Interviews For Dummies and Resumes For Dummies.Buy this ebook and get 1 more FREE!
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