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New Cover Letter - 7/16/2013 4:13:41 PM

MasterJohnSteed

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I am rewriting my cover letter and want a bit of opinion.

I am trying to list out my accomplishments by tying them into Buzzwords that seem to make HR types Salivate:

• Improved Efficiency
• High Work Ethic
• Excellent Reputation
• Overcome and Adapt
• Educate and Innovate

Then I put a sentence or two about how I have displayed these categories in my former jobs.

What I would like to do is put in a sentence or two about how when I was in College, that the students that they trained and paid to be computer monitors came to me to help them, to fix their screw ups and paid me to manage the computer lab while they ran the printer.

Because while they were supposed to be the know it alls at that time, I read the manuals, and I experimented and I developed a better grasp of the systems than they did.

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RE: New Cover Letter - 7/16/2013 4:54:56 PM

MalcolmNathaniel

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Lab monitors aren't there to fix the computers. They are there to make sure other students don't break them and to handle very simple problems (Have you tried turning it off and on again?)

To answer your question: You can put in, "Excellent computer skills."

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RE: New Cover Letter - 7/16/2013 5:24:31 PM

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I tend to make each cover letter unique, tailoring it to the specific job I'm applying for.

Last time I was applying for a job (a position I keenly wanted), I did a supplement to my letter/resume that itemized each requirement in the job description and explained, with concrete examples, how I was qualified to handle it. It meant an investment of extra time and effort, but it paid off.

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RE: New Cover Letter - 7/16/2013 6:21:48 PM

DarkSteven

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HEre's my last cover letter:

I am applying for your Financial Analyst II -Decision Support position. I have:

an engineering degree and an MBA

seven years of business analytics experience developing data models and metrics, gathering and analyzing large volumes of financial and operational data from different sources, and presenting it in recurring and ad hoc operational and financial reports

experience optimizing business processes using deficiency identification and analysis, followed by organizing and driving teams to improve processes

experience developing processes and documenting them

strong verbal communication skills, including over 300 prepared presentations, thirteen years of Toastmasters, and two years as an amateur standup comic

strong written communication skills, including procedures, analyses, and final deliverables

expert level Excel capabilities and good capability with all other MS Office products (Excel capabilities include pivot tables, statistical functions, two axis graphs and trendlines, filtering and sorting, vlookup tables, and advanced filters; Access capabilities include multi-format import and export, data joins, and queries)

Please contact me at EMAIL or PHONE NUMBER.

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Each one of the above bullet points relate to a specific job requirement. It's like a Powerpoint cover letter.

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RE: New Cover Letter - 7/16/2013 6:26:02 PM

splatterpunk

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don't talk about computers too much on your resume it makes you sound like a nerd

what next listing how good you are at dungeons and dragons lol

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