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How to write the perfect cover letter

A cover letter is your lifeline when sending potential employers your CV. Having a covering letter ensures you can comfortably share information with employers which do not necessarily fit in to the rigid CV structure. Having both a CV and Covering letter will most definately put you in good steed and if done properly will make the difference between success and failure.

Note: Your covering letter must be unique, addressed personally to a potential employer and be of decent stature. Wow’ing your CV will ensure it stands out.

Step 1: All letters should start with…

.. A relevant address

More suitably, your address and contact details including an e-mail address in a predomant place so that the potential employer notices it straight away. After that ensure the letter includes the name and address of the employer. Make sure you are addressing it personally to the recruitment manager / contact by calling the company and asking (check spelling to!)

There is never a set way to write a covering letter, ensure you plan a structure and get your message across without repeating yourself. Always watch; Clarity, Intelligence, Conciseness.

When opening a letter keep it simple, start ensuring you tell them what you want / looking for. Always prompt with the position you are applying for.

Why is the job good for me?

Once the ice is broken it is time to make clear to the potential employer what exactly attracted you to the advertised role. Why do you want that job? Make sure you always deal with the specifics with you main motivation being something other than the money. Tie things together for instance if you are looking to become a chef and love eating out then marry the two accordingly.

Why am I good for the job?

Congratulations, the employer now knows you are perfect for the role. Now its time to talk about how perfectly you match the skillsets, qualifications that are required. Don’t repeat things from your CV and this can be boring for the employer to read. If you say you are good at something, always give examples as to why you are good.

You can use your examples to bring in additional skills that may not be directly relevant. Working in things such as IT skills, or your organisational skills is a good idea. Try to offer the reader something unique and beneficial. Use interesting examples that cast you in a separate light to others applying for the position.

Closing remarks..

Finish by telling the employer when you are free for interview and by stating the earliest date of which you are free to start work. Invite the employer to contact you if they require any further information. Always sign the letter to add a personal, professional touch.

By making your covering letter a structured, informative piece you can achieve a clear and concise argument as to why you are the best “Wow” candidate. If your letter is boring, repeatative or unorganised this would be a bad reflection of you. The covering letter will be the 1st impression! Make it count!

Make sure your covering letter says everything you wanted to say about you.

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You can earn good money as a paralegal. It is a challenging environment but you will make a good income once you become certified to work as a paralegal and get some good experience. You have to attend college and get at the minimum a two year associates degree.

You will be taking primarily legal based classes. You will have to learn basic legal research and how to brief a law case. The course will also have classes in basic law office management. You will have to have basic computer skills like you would need in an office job. But you will also have to know how to do legal research with the computer.

Years ago legal research was done at the library. Today it is mostly done online. But you need to do that research quickly and efficiently. This is a good career but you will not make a lot of money right away. You need to work your way up the pay scale.

Get to work in any law office you can when you are taking classes. Even if you merely answer the phone you still need to be in the law office environment to start getting experience. Even when you do work as a paralegal you will only make a little more than minimum wage. But you will move up quickly with more experience.

The idea is to make yourself indispensable to the lawyer you are working for. This will lead to your value. This will lead to you charging more for your services. Attorneys rely on their paralegals to do all the work they do not have the time to do.

You can earn more money if you specialize in areas of law. This is what lawyers do. So they need specialist to help them run their office. There is more money in litigation work for the paralegal but there is also more expectations and more pressure. This is for you if you can handle the stress.

You will be in charge for most of the trial preparation. You will be blamed if something goes wrong but you will be praised if it all goes right. The government might also be a place to find work. But the larger the city the more competition there is for these jobs. But if you have the right experience and the right contacts you might be able to land one of these government positions.

You have to know going in that lawyers are not easy to work for. Some have big egos and look down on people who work for them. But you might work for one that respects you a great deal for the work you do. The better you do your job the more likely you will command respect. You might be blamed even if you did everything right. This is just part of the job. But if you can learn to deal with this type of work environment then this might be the job for you. Contact your local education center for more information.

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