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jiffypop45 posted:So something a little different. How detailed is "safe" to be on a letter of resignation? The reasons I'm leaving have nothing to do with the company or anyone in it but I do feel a very strong need to put it in there. Is that taking things too far? Should I just stick to a standard template and be done?
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jiffypop45 posted:Should I just stick to a standard template and be done? Yep. As mentioned earlier, just be brief in that letter. An exit interview is where you say what you want, if you still feel you need to.
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Jun 30, 2017 07:06
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Okay that makes more sense then. I forgot about that part of leaving. I don't think my supervisor wants to read an essay on my way out anyway.
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Jun 30, 2017 15:09
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OP claims: "Start with a summary of qualifications and tailor it for every job you apply to. The recruiter/hiring manager will read this and should hear all sorts of bells go off, because you stuff it with keywords that are the same as in the job description. Easy peasy." For online applications where everything is a form, but there's room for an uploaded cover letter document, should I do this at the start of the cover letter instead?
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jon joe posted:OP claims: I've been having shitastic luck lately, but a job I was offered earlier and declined specifically said my custom cover letter was one of the reasons they called me. They also liked that I put the job title beneath my name on the resume. Granted it wasn't awesome enough for them to offer me a decent salary, but it can definitely help.
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Man I feel like I must be doing something wrong, even with a Masters of Public Administration job and six years of Public Sector Experience (Working for my Uni in undergrad/grad school) I still haven't found a local/state public sector job. I've been applying like a madman since Feburary (graduated in May) on governmentjobs and through city websites but I havent even gotten one call back.
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Is there any point writing a cover letter? I am thinking about sending a CV in for a job I've seen and it occurs to me that all the times I have interviewed anybody else the only document I've had has been the CV. Will anyone even see it? I have good experience which I think should speak for itself. This potential job is in Switzerland in the pharma industry btw so I guess their approach may be different from UK or USA.
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knox_harrington posted:Is there any point writing a cover letter? I am thinking about sending a CV in for a job I've seen and it occurs to me that all the times I have interviewed anybody else the only document I've had has been the CV. Will anyone even see it? I have good experience which I think should speak for itself. My perception of the general thread attitude is that its a nice bit of icing on top and worth doing. This is usually for the USA. No idea about Europe.
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Jul 5, 2017 00:35
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knox_harrington posted:Is there any point writing a cover letter? I am thinking about sending a CV in for a job I've seen and it occurs to me that all the times I have interviewed anybody else the only document I've had has been the CV. Will anyone even see it? I have good experience which I think should speak for itself. I read them. It really helps me to get an idea as to who is really interested in the role itself and has put in the time considering if the position fits their skill sets or where they might like to go vs the "Ill take this for a couple of months for a lark and move on". To be fair we have always been a smaller place that was very attractive with a great working culture so this process was more important than it might be in a lot of companies.
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I'm in Canada so it might be different but since 2013 I have handed out tons of resumes. I started using a cover letter after April this year. From 2013 till April this year I had four job interviews. Since April and including tomorrow I will have had four interviews. I just finished college though so that might have something to do with it. Even though two of the interviews had something to do with my field of study.
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Jul 5, 2017 01:36
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An employer can get hundreds of resumes so you have to make yours stand out. If you lack certs, awards, or a rocking bod you might as well stick in a cover letter.
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Jul 5, 2017 02:31
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My firm will reject applications without cover letters.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:My firm will reject applications without cover letters. Yeah no cover letter is just an easy way for HR to filter your application. When I've applied for jobs in London a lot of have required cover letters. It's one of those things where even if it's never looked at, people's want it. I've been in an awful lot of interviews where the interviewer hasn't even glanced at my CV either.
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Krispy Kareem posted:An employer can get hundreds of resumes so you have to make yours stand out. If you lack certs, awards, or a rocking bod you might as well stick in a cover letter. Brb going to work out. Thanks all
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Do people still put their addresses on their cover letter? I included it earlier on but removed it in favor of just name and email address at the top.
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Jul 5, 2017 11:22
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My resume has been chopped and changed so much it looks very badly formatted and unappealing. What's the current hotness for résumés? Does everyone still just download an example one and edit it in msword? I downloaded Scribus(desktop publishing program) so I could control the layout better, but now I realise that I will be asked for a word version anyway, so that was effort wasted.
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Vegetable posted:Do people still put their addresses on their cover letter? I included it earlier on but removed it in favor of just name and email address at the top.
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Vulture Culture posted:If there's any inkling of a question in the reader's mind about whether you're local or not, this will hurt you. But if you want to relocate, isn't it ok to ditch the address? On mine, I have my current address, but underneath I say "Relocating to FUTURE CITY, summer 2017"
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Jul 5, 2017 19:21
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When I was applying for jobs to the city I was moving to I put my future address and (as of July 1) next to it, worked perfectly. In everything I saw/read about resumes though it always said to put your address. For my cover letters I put the business' address as a header.
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Jul 5, 2017 19:58
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Had a technical interview at 11am. Job offer at 3pm. I'm on contract for the first six months so I guess it's less risk for them to pull the trigger after one interview, but I'll take it.
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Jul 5, 2017 22:40
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I just recently updated my resume as a Fresh Masters graduate, could I get some feedback if anyone has the chance?
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Fat_Cow posted:I just recently updated my resume as a Fresh Masters graduate, could I get some feedback if anyone has the chance? -Character references is pointless. They know they can ask you for references. -Good on you for mentioning specific dollar values, maybe mention if it was on time/budget. -If you can say how much the contacts and opprtunities you gained were worth to the foundation, that'd be good. -I think you could drop it to one page easily by trimming some fat, e.g. worked closely with ____ on events and coordinate closely with on events seem like the same thing to me.
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Jul 5, 2017 23:52
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Overall not bad but nobody really cares how fast you can type or that you know how to use MS office
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Try to condense it to one page. Ditch references and like Quandary said, no one cares how fast you type. This isn't Black Hawk Down, everyone types now. Directing projects sounds an awful lot like project management and yet I don't see project management in your skill set. You have software listed which is good. Make sure you list any software you know because those are keywords your prospective employer is going to be scanning for. Also when you said Fresh Masters Graduate I thought you said French Masters Graduate and was really confused by the complete lack of French in your resume.
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Omne posted:But if you want to relocate, isn't it ok to ditch the address? On mine, I have my current address, but underneath I say "Relocating to FUTURE CITY, summer 2017" In my diktat, people wouldn't actually care about this, but I guess people get cold feet about moving often enough where the lack of a local address can be a negative to some resume-readers. The usual advice is to put down the address of someone you know in town, if possible, as though you already live there.
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Krispy Kareem posted:Try to condense it to one page. Ditch references and like Quandary said, no one cares how fast you type. This isn't Black Hawk Down, everyone types now. Quandary posted:Overall not bad but nobody really cares how fast you can type or that you know how to use MS office Okay, trimmed the fat down to one page. I'll remove the WPM count and add Project management to my resume, and software. Appreciate the help!
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Related question - I'm using Google Docs and need some templates for the resume sending - fax cover letters and such. Most of the template sites look goofy as gently caress though... am I ok using random templates from https://www.resume.stealurdata.biz.ru Are there any good, reputable sources for templates and the like?
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How long should I wait to contact companies after a second interview, or contact them at all? I had two second interviews on Thursday last week and neither gave me an idea when to hear back due to the holiday week. I thought they would have the courtesy to respond after we have both invested the time of a second round interview, but I might be optimistic.
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Unknownmass posted:How long should I wait to contact companies after a second interview, or contact them at all? I had two second interviews on Thursday last week and neither gave me an idea when to hear back due to the holiday week. I thought they would have the courtesy to respond after we have both invested the time of a second round interview, but I might be optimistic. I'd always send a courtesy thank you email immediately after the interview. Did you do that?
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CarForumPoster posted:I'd always send a courtesy thank you email immediately after the interview. Did you do that? Yes, I sent each of them a thank you email the day after the interview. Just seems odd that they would not send me any kind of rejection or thank you email. Back to the grind I guess.
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It really does suck, especially if it's a job you really want. I spent months going back and forth interviewing with a company that I really admired and then heard nothing after the final interview. Took a while to get over that one.
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Unknownmass posted:Yes, I sent each of them a thank you email the day after the interview. Just seems odd that they would not send me any kind of rejection or thank you email. Back to the grind I guess. Call or email the point of contact on Monday. It's not rude to ask for a follow up a week or so after the interview of you haven't heard anything.
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I'm currently re-writing my resume and I was wondering how to layout some items. In my current job I have done the same "package" of tasks several times for different software programs. How should I explain this? Should I pick one specific time I did this and detail every item or like do a bullet saying designed so and so with a list of secondary bullet for all the tasks? Generally is it better to be very precise "I designed and implemented a program for this specific project and product" or should I say like I did this tasks several times?
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Got told to post this here. Crossposting from the ask/tell Sales thread. It's pretty sales orientated (obviously) but hopefully has some good tips. DumbparameciuM posted:
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Are there any people who have experience with changing their name as a method for dealing with implicit bias or know others who did it? While I was born in Canada and all of my work experience and education is Canadian, I have a foreign name that people often struggle with. I'm several months deep into my search to switch jobs and the possibility of being screened out based on my name has been mentioned to me by a couple people. There’s a fair amount of research out there on this and it's a thing that exists. To be clear, I'm not saying the only reason my job search has been unsuccessful so far is my name. I'm just entertaining ideas for extra things I could do in addition to informational interviews/networking and submitting job applications. I'm not sure I could go through with changing my name for the purpose of landing a job as I feel my name is part of my identity and I like it, but I’m still curious if people have anything to share. I should mention that I'm looking to move from private to public sector and I've gotten the impression that public sector job applications have more hoops to jump through (and thus more opportunities for HR to subconsciously screen someone out).
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So I'm probably going to start looking for another job. I been in a consulting gig for about a year and the company has lost some major accounts which resulted in layoffs which I was lucky to survive. My other reason is I bought a house which is a bit far from the company. Would it be okay to tell HR/hiring managers of the financial difficulties the company is facing during phone/in-face interview? I know the new house/commute should be fine.
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Shofixti posted:Are there any people who have experience with changing their name as a method for dealing with implicit bias or know others who did it? While I was born in Canada and all of my work experience and education is Canadian, I have a foreign name that people often struggle with. I'm several months deep into my search to switch jobs and the possibility of being screened out based on my name has been mentioned to me by a couple people. There’s a fair amount of research out there on this and it's a thing that exists. To be clear, I'm not saying the only reason my job search has been unsuccessful so far is my name. I'm just entertaining ideas for extra things I could do in addition to informational interviews/networking and submitting job applications. I'm not sure I could go through with changing my name for the purpose of landing a job as I feel my name is part of my identity and I like it, but I’m still curious if people have anything to share. So many of my Indian co-workers have had Americanized names. It sucks, but it's probably wise, at least at the 1st stage resume level. So if your name is Sandeep, many use Sam. Even if your last name sounds foreign, having a westernized first name makes you sound more integrated and probably more experienced. I doubt many managers want to hire the guy who just immigrated unless they want to lowball you on pay which is just as bad.
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lol internet. posted:Would it be okay to tell HR/hiring managers of the financial difficulties the company is facing during phone/in-face interview? I know the new house/commute should be fine. I'm not sure if my take is the best, but I try to steer away from even possibly raising red flags during and interview--including the red flag of "they just want any other job." That is, you should appear very interested in the position. For my current search, part of the reason is that I know that the company is in financial troubles but I focus on "your company fits my goals better!" to avoid mentioning that.
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Shofixti posted:Are there any people who have experience with changing their name as a method for dealing with implicit bias or know others who did it? While I was born in Canada and all of my work experience and education is Canadian, I have a foreign name that people often struggle with. I'm several months deep into my search to switch jobs and the possibility of being screened out based on my name has been mentioned to me by a couple people. There’s a fair amount of research out there on this and it's a thing that exists. To be clear, I'm not saying the only reason my job search has been unsuccessful so far is my name. I'm just entertaining ideas for extra things I could do in addition to informational interviews/networking and submitting job applications. I'm not sure I could go through with changing my name for the purpose of landing a job as I feel my name is part of my identity and I like it, but I’m still curious if people have anything to share. Where possible, I'd recommend you apply with a Westernized nickname (Samdeep to Sam, like the other guy said, is one example). You could stick it on your resume and cover letter, and use it in interviews. Might be hard for public sector jobs that'd want a legal name, but no harm trying.
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The Sean posted:I'm not sure if my take is the best, but I try to steer away from even possibly raising red flags during and interview--including the red flag of "they just want any other job." That is, you should appear very interested in the position. For my current search, part of the reason is that I know that the company is in financial troubles but I focus on "your company fits my goals better!" to avoid mentioning that. There's never anything wrong with saying "I'm unsure of the future stability of my current company so I'm exploring other options. Your position/company is interesting to me because xyz." Just keep it relatively positive and general. Making sure you can feed your family is normal. It's trash talking management/coworkers/culture that I would try to avoid.
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