Product Description

in the competitive world of job-hunting everything depends on first impressions, so it is important to know how to write a compelling letter. ultimate cover letters, from bestselling author and careers expert martin yate, describes how to do just that, helping you to open doors to job interviews and offers of employment.

as well as sound advice on assembling letters and how to use key ‘power phrases’ to get results, the book provides sample letters to cover a variety of situations. these include e-mail responses to on-line applications, speculative letters, letters to answer advertised vacancies, follow up letters, networking letters and even acceptance and resignation letters. martin yate covers all these aspects of this crucial part of the job-hunting process in an engaging and approachable way, making ultimate cover letters an accessible, essential read.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #226657 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 292 pages

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive guide to job-search cover letters
Do you know how to create a dynamite cover letter to accompany your résumé, a letter that will grab a potential employer's attention? If not, don't worry: You can appropriate one of the great cover letters in this popular book by Martin Yates and adapt it as your own. That's why he compiled them. Yates collected more than 4,000 excellent cover letters from human resource professionals and headhunters, and handpicked the cream of the crop for this volume. Just find the letter that suits you, and make it suitable for your job search. In addition to scores of excellent cover letters, Yates also provides numerous "power phrases" that you can put to work. getAbstract recommends this valuable how-to manual to job hunters in any field.