Resume and cover letter?

I am handing my resume and cover letter right to the hiring manager, do i type on the cover letter "resume is enclosed for your review"?

  • So usually people mail their resume and cover letter and they would have to type "my resume is enclosed for your review" but is it still the same if i actually go to the ...show more

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    Yes, all my cover letters start out with the reference, "a review of the attached resume will show that" and I list key selling points. Long ago I attended job hunting seminars by marketing people, with HR speakers, on a weekly basis, for free. I learned to use a cover letter and resume as a "marketing tool" for my job hunt. As a marketing opportunity, a cover letter give you a chance to match up the job requirements, or wishes, with my experience, personality and aptitude. The resume itself does not easily match. I have worked a lot in the last 10 years left on the resume, and the resume is full of details. Following old cover letter guidelines, I write one bullet point for each job requirement, showing how I match their requirements in their job posting, up to 5 key items. Some of them are not easy to see in my resume. A newer employee like you is not expected to know how you will make them money, or prove it. You would mention your personality and attitude towards work. Volunteer work and teamwork at school counts as equivalent to work experience. Most cover letter samples show work experience. So keeping in mind that you are new, think how you might convince someone you will be great. If they are hiring at entry level, they look for personal qualities. They decide whether they would like YOU to work on their team. Good luck!!! Keep asking questions and looking at samples..

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I usually put my resume on one side and my cover letter on the other so it's all on one side. More convenient.

John

There is no need (and it may even be "wrong") to put a cover letter with your resume. The cover letter is a selling tool to get the manager interested in your resume, but that is already the case if he is taking your resume personally. In a sense, you are wasting a bit of his time. The hiring manager does not care that you really want and need this job. They want to know what you can do for them. How can you make the company operate better and make more money? After that, they do want to know that you will attack the job with enthusiasm and zeal. {and give 110% effort for 80% pay - and I am not joking in most cases.} btw, you ATTACH a resume, not "enclose" (which would mean it is loose in the envelope). and just say something like "Please see attached resume." ["for your review" is redundant. That is what one does with resumes.] when you mail it. In your particular case, IF you still go with the CL + R, there is no need to say "see attached."

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