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Cover letters & Selection criteriaCover letters & Selection criteria
Today’s Lecture
Cover letters
Addressing selection criteria
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Cover Letters Aim: to get an interview (not necessarily the job)
“The cover letter IS YOU”
FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT.
There is no one template – depends largely on what’s expected in your field.
Dear Sir,I read you have a need for a web developer. I am very much interested in this position. I have been doing web developing for many years in both big and small companies, so I have a lot of experience.My first job was as a cleaner in my hometown of Apple. I also volunteered for doing a website at the local church.The next web experience for me was a 12 month stint as a HTML coder in the town of Orange where I moved after marriage to my husband who is also a web developer. Later on, I traveled to Fritter where there is a high demand for web developers. I not only worked in a large company and acquired many skills, I also had the chance to explore a new culture which broadened my view of the world. In the future I would like to explore digital music production.I believe we should discuss employment options in an interview. I will contact you in two weeks. I look forward to working with you.Thank you for your consideration.Sincerely,Doomed To Fail
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FOLLOWING COVER LETTER?
See Your_CoverLetter_Sucks_if.html & Letter_commonmistakes.htm
Cover Letters
What are some characteristics of a good cover letter?
What basic structure might you use for a cover letter?
Cover Letters A good cover letter will
Capture the employer’s interest
State why you are writing
Indicate how you will benefit the company
Convince the employer to ask you for an interview
(https://www.nicp.deewr.gov.au/Downloads%5CPart4_Finding%20yourself%20a%20cadetship.pdf )
Selection criteria Not all job applications will require you to address selection
criteria
Common in government jobs
Read the job advert carefully to see if and how you will need to address selection criteria
In many circumstances failure to address selection criteria in your application will lead to dismissal of you entire application
Example of how criteria is addressed
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/training/sub-sites/jobsearch/applying.htm