Comments on: Cover letter tips http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/08/31/cover-letter-tips/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Tue, 22 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Presh Talwalkar http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/08/31/cover-letter-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5577 Presh Talwalkar Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:01:09 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1676#comment-5577 <b><em>Stephen</b></em>: Good question. I think it depends on the purpose of the cover letter. If the cover letter is in response to a formal job listing, I think it is fine to email both the cover letter and the resume as attachments. This allows proper formatting. If your job search is broader, and about positions not formally listed, then it is important to write a more targeted "broadcast" letter directly to a functional manager who would be aware of positions HR may not know about. But again, I would attach the cover letter and resume (probably as pdf files) to get good formatting. The book mentions this approach requires a larger search base of maybe 15 companies since there is about a 3 to 5 percent response rate. Snail mail probably has a lower response rate. Stephen: Good question. I think it depends on the purpose of the cover letter. If the cover letter is in response to a formal job listing, I think it is fine to email both the cover letter and the resume as attachments. This allows proper formatting.

If your job search is broader, and about positions not formally listed, then it is important to write a more targeted “broadcast” letter directly to a functional manager who would be aware of positions HR may not know about. But again, I would attach the cover letter and resume (probably as pdf files) to get good formatting. The book mentions this approach requires a larger search base of maybe 15 companies since there is about a 3 to 5 percent response rate. Snail mail probably has a lower response rate.

]]> By: Stephen http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2009/08/31/cover-letter-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5549 Stephen Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:57:17 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/?p=1676#comment-5549 Hi Presh, Great to see you writing again. Thanks for the cover letter book rec. My question is, how do you send your cover letter and resume in an email? Do you attach both and just write, please see attached? I have been using the email as a cover letter and attaching resumes. Do you ever use snail mail? Thanks, Stephen Hi Presh,

Great to see you writing again.

Thanks for the cover letter book rec. My question is, how do you send your cover letter and resume in an email? Do you attach both and just write, please see attached? I have been using the email as a cover letter and attaching resumes. Do you ever use snail mail?

Thanks,

Stephen

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