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Overcome The Tough Job Market With This Cover Letter Secret

Overcome The Tough Job Market With This Cover Letter Secret

The world-wide job market is getting tougher and tougher every day. More people are being made redundant every day. Less jobs and vacancies are becoming available every day. In fact many are saying the job market is the toughest it’s been in several years.

So your job hunting approach has to change.

You can no longer just send out a cover letter stating ‘I enclose my resume and I look forward to hearing from you” – unless you want it to go straight in the bin along with your resume.

Your cover letter has to really stand out from the hundreds of others landing on the hiring managers desk.

Here’s how…

This little secret (and so simple) tactic will make your cover letter absolutely irresistible to hiring managers and personnel professionals.

And what is it?

The small but mighty P.S.

Add a P.S. to the end of your job hunting cover letter and it will yield amazing results.

There are many ways to use the P.S. in a letter. For example as an ‘after thought’. For example:

P.S. I forgot to mention – thanks for the Birthday gift, the perfume was wonderful!

Or,

P.S. By the way, don’t forget I’m on holiday next month – can’t wait!

That is one way to use the P.S., but it’s not the only way or even the most effective way.

Many people will not even read the contents of the letter, they prefer to read the P.S. first! Then if they like the P.S, they then read the letter to find out what the writer has to say.

Maybe you’ve noticed that advertisers and marketers use the P.S. to encourage the reader to take advantage of a special offer and to take action now.

For example:

P.S. If you ORDER NOW. You’ll also get 5 free bonuses – all for the ridiculously low price.

This is the most effective way to use the P.S.

YOU can use the P.S. in a similar way in each of your resume cover letters.

Here are TWO examples of how the P.S. would work in your resume cover letter and make it stand out from the rest.

P.S. My 5 years regional sales experience fits very well with the job description you sent me. I look forward to meeting and speaking with you in person about (insert job title here) and you can call me on 222-222-222 at anytime. Thanks for considering my application.

P.S. I look forward to meeting you in person to discuss how I can contribute to your company as a (insert job title here). My 3 years Marketing experience in a similar company environment as yours will enable me to be productive from day 1. Please feel free to contact me directly at 222-222-2222 to set up an interview at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your time and the opportunity.

You can also promote your qualities and strengths as a job candidate within the body of the cover letter and restate your experience and contact information once again by using the P.S.

P.S. Remember that many people cannot resist reading the (P.S.). So add one to your next cover letter, let this powerful little secret work, and make yours stand out from the crowd.





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