Winning Cover Letters, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

by Robin Ryan (Author) "I got the job! I cant believe it-I got the job! I only sent this one resume and cover letter-and I got it!..." (more)
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Product Description
"Robin Ryan is the hottest career expert in America today."
––Susan Cowden, TV anchor, NW Cable News

LAND YOUR DREAM JOB WITH THE PERFECT COVER LETTER

With the expert advice of Robin Ryan, one of America’s top career coaches, thousands of job hunters have beaten the competition and landed their ideal jobs. Her innovative and simple step-by-step plan incorporates the results of an extensive, nationwide survey of hiring managers and human resources personnel to offer proven, world-class job hunting techniques and strategies.

You’ll create powerful, attention-grabbing letters, avoid costly mistakes, and learn to sell yourself and your skills to the employers you want to work for. With Ryan’s popular and highly effective Power Impact Technique™, you’ll have employers hunting you. This newly updated Second Edition features even more Winning Cover Letters, examples of what not to do, and new chapters on using the Internet, marketing yourself, and much more:

• Fatal mistakes to avoid as viewed by human resources professionals who’ve seen it all
• World-class cover letters that landed interviews and jobs
• Exercises to help you assess your skills and accomplishments
• The writing technique selected by 960f hiring managers as their preferred style
• A new, special section for top executives–including CEOs, presidents, and vice presidents
• New advice for those in the creative arts, new graduates, volunteers, and career changers
• Tips on writing target letters to catch the eye of the employers you want to work for

"This book is a major breakthrough,teaching you how to easily write effective cover letters that employers will respond to."
–Mark Tranter, founder, America4Hire

"By far, this is the best book ever written on writing cover letters."
–Sandy Dehan, HR Manager, Fortune 500 company

"My dream job called after I mailed my first cover letter. I landed the job and owe it all to Robin Ryan’s effective techniques."
–Marianne Jones, client

From the Publisher
In this powerful tool for job searchers, Robin Ryan shows how to use her Power Impact Technique to draft an effective cover letter. This proven technique shows how to analyze the job, determine the most important skills the employer is seeking, and immediately address how the candidate can meet those needs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471263648
• ISBN-13: 978-0471263647
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #399,245 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars this book sucks, December 22, 2003

By A Customer

i wonder how hard it is to write cover letters when you have the exact qualifications the job is looking for? well, if you want that question answered go pick up a copy of this book. the best has to be "chloe jones" on pgs 69-71. she's looking for a job as a grant administrator. it's amazing! her past job was exactly that - a grants admin. imagine how difficult it must have been to write that cover letter and resume! the book is full of examples like this, where the person has the exact qualifications for the job. ryan then uses the all powerful "impact technique", to craft a masterful cover letter. it's a little suspicious when every cover letter begins with "ten of banking experience", "fifteen years of human resources management", "twelve years of marketing skills", etc. there is hardly anything of substance in this book for people wanting to change careers, people with little work experience trying to break into a desired field, or anyone who does not have the exact job history and skill qualifications for the advertised position. save your money or else you'll spend "two hours of life wasted".

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on cover letters!, March 27, 2000

By	"dybo" (new jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winning Cover Letters (Career Coach Series) (Paperback)

Winning Cover Letters is a powerful tool for anyone who is in the market for a new job. In this book Robin Ryan covers many crucial topics that will aid you in the writing of a powerful, attention-grabbing cover letter. Mistakes to avoid while writing a cover letter, numerous examples of successful cover letters, tips and exercises for assessing your skills and accomplishments, and examples of prospect letters, informational letters, and thank you letters are some of the topics that are covered.

Most importantly, this book shows you the Power Impact Technique. This technique will teach you how to analyze an employer's noted and assumed needs and match your skills to these needs. In addition to being a very informative book, Winning Cover Letters is also an easy book to read. I highly recommend this book for anyone searching for a job and searching for an excellent book on cover letters.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars nearly all the same, December 3, 2003

By A Customer

Nearly every cover letter ends with "I would like to discuss in greater detail the valuable contributions I would bring to ..." and the opening sentences are also nearly all the same - very disappointing.