Job Hunter Newsletter
The Testimonial Cover Letter Technique
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Job Search Tip of the Week - "The Testimonial Cover Letter Technique"
- Help Spread The Word!
- Job Search Links
- Free Job Search Book
- Sponsor: Lower Your Monthly Payments on Student Loans
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- Job Search Tip of the Week, by Brian Krueger, author of "College Grad Job Hunter," the #1 book for entry level job search:
"The Testimonial Cover Letter Technique"
A unique, highly effective way to get your message across to a prospective employer is to add testimonials to your cover letter. Testimonials add credibility to your presentation. They provide more than the "I think I'm great" viewpoint by showing that someone else also thinks you are great.
There are three ways to incorporate this technique into your cover letter. The first way is to place the testimonial quote within the body of the cover letter, along with the person's name and phone number in parantheses. The testimonial can be provided as a separate paragraph or can be incorporated into the text of the skills/benefits paragraph. The second way is to actually use a testimonial letter as a full cover letter. The third way is to attach a copy of one of your testimonial letters along with your resume. For examples of potential testimonials and letters of reference, see the information at CollegeGrad.com on References.
Testimonials can provide expansive power to your personal presentation. Make sure you take full advantage of them whenever the opportunity is provided.
Next newsletter: "Cover Letter Checklist"
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- Help Spread The Word!
Do you know of someone who can benefit from the information in this newsletter? Simply forward this e-mail to them and tell them to subscribe at http://www.CollegeGrad.com/newsletter. Thanks for spreading the good word!
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Job Search Links:
- Searching job postings:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/jobs - Setting up a job alert:
http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/SearchForm.asp?alert=y - Post your resume:
http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/SignUpForm.asp - Update your posted resume:
http://jobs.CollegeGrad.com/JS/Form/LoginForm.asp - Creating your resume:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/resumes - Quickstart resume templates:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/resumes/quickstart - Creating your cover letter:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/coverletters - Career information/exploration:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/careers - Employer research:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/employers - Top Entry Level Employers:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/topemployers - Interviewing techniques:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/intv - Salary info--how much are you worth?
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/salaries - Job offer negotiation:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/offer
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- Job Search Book Online
There are at least two other entry level Web sites that offer books on job searching, proclaming that they will tell you everything you need to know about entry level job search.
However, there is a very important point about these books they don't mention up front: they cost money.
At CollegeGrad.com, we give you two things they don't:
1. The #1 entry level job search book ("College Grad Job Hunter").
2. It's free.
It's that simple. So don't buy the hype. Read the real information you need for FREE:
http://www.CollegeGrad.com/book
Don't ever pay for books or reports or resources of lower quality when you can access the very best quality information for free.
P.S. Yes, you can buy "College Grad Job Hunter" in hardcopy format as well at Amazon.com for $15 (actually, 30% off that price), but the online version is better. Why? Because the version at Amazon.com (the 2003 edition) is being continually updated at CollegeGrad.com. So the most current version of the book is actually the online, free version.
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