Writing Effective Applications - Handy Weblinks

Here, JOB APPLICATION = Resumé + Cover Letter

There are fantastic resources available on the internet to assist you with writing effective job applications. Nothing beats a personal touch (ie, networking your way to the job in the first place, or at least getting the name of the person who will be reviewing applications), but at the sites below you will find some great ideas on capturing an employer's interest and getting that interview!

E-MAIL ETIQUETTE

Many employers want their applications by e-mail now - what should it look like? Do you attach the resumé and cover letter or put them in the body or both? If they don't go in the body, what should you say in it?

http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/email.htm
http://www.job-hunt.org/onlinejobsearchguide/article_e_mail_basics.shtml
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobsearchtips/a/jobsearchtool.htm
http://www.quintcareers.com/e-resumes.html
http://www.quintcareers.com/email_cover_letters.html

All of your documents, no matter how they are submitted, should be focused on accomplishments, not just what you did:
http://www.quintcareers.com/accomplishments_worksheet.html


RESUME WRITING

http://www.quintcareers.com/resres.html
http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_samples.html
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/a/target.htm
http://www.careerbuilder.ca/CA/JobSeeker/CareerAdvice/Articles.aspx
http://www.jobsetc.ca/category_drilldown.jsp?category_id=106&crumb=1&crumb=34


COVER LETTER WRITING

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverletters/a/cuttingedge.htm
http://www.quintcareers.com/covres.html
http://www.quintcareers.com/cover_letter_samples.html
http://candocareersolutions.ca/work/benefits.htm - see the samples!
http://www.careerbuilder.ca/CA/JobSeeker/CareerAdvice/Articles.aspx


Overall, QuintCareers.com is a great site: http://www.quintcareers.com/Career_Job-Search_A-Z_index.html. So is http://jobsearch.about.com/. I would add the caveat that they are American, and resumé standards differ slightly in Canada, but overall they say very little that I can disagree with!