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WRITE THE PERFECT COVER LETTER IN 30 MINUTES

job hunting strategies mid-career growth show Oct 21, 2022
WRITE THE PERFECT COVER LETTER IN 30 MINUTES

Want to write the perfect cover letter in only 30 minutes?

The perfect cover letter formula can be written in three 10-minute slots:
👉🏽 Your Why
👉🏽 Add in Examples
👉🏽 Polish It

In this video you’ll learn:
• Is it important to send a cover letter when applying for a job?
• What is fundamental in a cover letter.
• How to write the perfect cover letter.
• How to keep the recruiter reading your cover letter.
• Example of a perfect cover letter.

Your Why
• Usually, the first thoughts crossing your mind by the time you’re reading a job post are the key to this part: this is THE HOOK
• Ask yourself what are the reasons you want to join that company
• Pull out a unique story that underlies your reasons
• Match your motivation to the company’s values and mission

Add in Examples
• Now it’s time to highlight the hard skills listed on the job requirement
• Tie the ones you have with your measurable results – things you did in the past that can be repeated in the future
• Work on the concept of the skill and open it up by approaching your past experience. For example: if the job calls for people skills, add a line that explains how in previous roles you’ve managed relationships with board members, which taught you about working with opinionated stakeholders.

Polish It
• Your cover letter is the hiring manager’s first impression of what kind of communicator you are.
• Leave them a call to action
• Run this simple check list:
✅ skim the letter
✅ sentences are complete
✅ the letter is organized in paragraphs
✅ general spellcheck
✅ double check the names (manager / company)
✅ ask a friend to review it (if you have time)

Example:

Hello (Name),
Thanks for connecting! You know, last year before the pandemic hit, | had big plans of working for (Company), but you didn't even know about it....
I came across (Company) after I was made let go from a job at a multinational. That occasion was probably my worst professional nightmare since it was my first day back from my second maternity leave.
In that terrible corporate context, | eventually asked for feedback for the HR manager that gave me the bad news. I wanted to understand how I could improve, and what was missing in my qualifications.
It came as a surprise, but she told me I needed to choose between the technical and managerial paths. Moreover, if I wanted the managerial one, I
should work on my leadership skills.
It felt like a bomb over my head. However, after recovering from that situation, the first thing I did was to look for a Leadership course, and this is how I
found the (Company).
I enjoyed the methodology and company culture: agility, passion, and modern educational approaches. Those resonate fairly well with my professional
moment.
I'm a slash professional... I have more than 10-year-experience in Corporate Finance, and my life purpose is to be in movement, learning, and
unlearning, impacting people on the path.
I believe that sharing the knowledge | have is a fantastic way to live my life and help one person at a time that can impact a whole organization and,
consequently, many other people's lives.
In every company I worked for, I made a difference by adding value to the financial reporting practices and creating work instructions and methodologies.
| also had the chance - and pleasure - to create several workshops for internal audiences, including the "Finance for Non-Finance People", which had
more than 100 attendees.
Please receive my CV, and I'm available for a call at short notice.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.


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