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Twitter Tuesdays #OLCchat: Resume and Cover Letter Advice

Storify

Couldn't make it to Twitter Tuesday on July 16th? In part two of the #OLCchat series, we talked about resume and cover letter advice. Catch up on what you missed with Storify.

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Cover Letters: Secrets to Capturing Your Employer’s Attention

Cover Letters

Cover letters. The bane of everyone’s work search. A great cover letter doesn’t just happen by itself; rather, it is the result of you taking the time to do your research, and writing effective and meaningful information in a few well-worded sentences.

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Resumes, Cover letters, Interviews and Volunteering: Remaining Professional for Unpaid Experiences

Resumes

Kerri shows you where to find SFU's resources for building your resume, coverletter, and interview skills. Read on to find out how to use this to get volunteer positions.

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How To Write Your Way Into Grad School

Letter of Intent

Do you dream of getting a masters or professional degree before joining the workforce? Unsure on where to start on that personal statement for your grad school applications? Here’s your one-stop guide to “writing your way into grad school.”

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How To Create A Winning Job Proposal

Work Search

So you want to work for a certain employer, but they don’t have any job openings. What do you do? One option is to create a “job proposal” for the new position you’re aspiring to. Here’s how to do it.

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Writing an Effective Cover Letter

Job search

A cover letter is your chance to show enthusiasm for a particular job position and a complementary marketing document to your resume. Like the resume, a cover letter should stand out, be easily readable, relevant and avoid any spelling mistakes!

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Helpful Hints for Cover Letters

Cover Letters

Cover Letters can be difficult to understand how to write or even what to write.  If you feel stuck or if you simply need more advice, here are some helpful hints from SFU Career Services.

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The Key to a Great Cover Letter: Deconstructing the Job Description

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Feeling nervous or unqualified as you apply for a job? Struggling to set yourself apart? Learn how to deconstruct the job description so that you can feel comfortable marketing yourself in your cover letter!

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Resume Tips from the BC Public Service

Government

Getting your foot in the door with an organization isn’t always easy, but there is help. If you’re looking for a position with the BC Public Service, they’ve offered up some resume tips to help hopefuls get to the next stage of selection.

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Put Your Cover Letter at the Top of the Stack

Cover Letters

If you had thirty seconds to WOW! your future employer, what would you say? Your cover letter will probably be the first thing a potential employer will see, so make sure it stands out.                                                                                      

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Dave's Diary: 3 Mistakes & 3 Tips - Cover Letters

Mistakes

It's been an hour, and there's nothing but a blank screen staring back at you. The job posting closes in another couple hours, and you need to submit a cover letter to go with your resume. But where oh where do you start? Here's 3 things to avoid, and 3 tips for writing your next cover letter!

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OLE! Targeting Resumes and Cover Letters

Career Services

This is the time to grab the bull by its horn.  Learn to target your resume and cover letter to win your dream job.                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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Dave's Diary: How To Talk About Yourself Without Being An Arrogant Jerk

Cathy Keates

Did Greenday get it right?  Are nice people no more than spineless wimps, waiting to be crushed by the world's more fortitudinous vertebrates? Cathy Keates offers an alternative point of view.

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Marcia Tells it Like it Is: Cover Letter Info You Oughta Know

Advisor

She's told you again and again, and now she isn't holding anything back! Communication Co-op Coordinator Marcia Shimizu gives the dirt on what not to do when writing a cover letter.

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Branding Yourself

Resumes

You have the skills, the experience, and you know you can ace that interview. Now how do you get noticed so that you will be invited to an interview?

 

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Top 10 Reasons I Won't Hire You

job search success

Ever wished you could get into the mind of an employer to find out what not to do during an interview and what might cause your résumé and cover letter to be relegated to the “not worth considering” pile? Co-op employer Shona Taner lists her Top 10 tips on how to avoid that fate.

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Cover Letters: The Beginning Is All or Nothing

Series

Has someone ever told you that your cover letter needs to have an “eye-catching” and interesting beginning? Well, this is no myth.  Recently, my sister who works in Human Resources has told me horror stories about the cover letters that she is subjected to reading.

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The Evolution of the Cover Letter

Career Services

The cover letter has changed dramatically.  There is no longer one style of cover letter, today there are three different types.  Read on about each distinctive type and learn how to choose the most suitable style to stand apart from the competition.

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