There I was laying on the beach thinking about how to make my resume work for me and not against me…

The sun was beating down on me putting me into that warm, can’t concentrate on anything, feeling. I started to drift into my own world where I had the ultimate job making six figures. I started to go back into the past to figure out how I did it.

It all started with the cover letter. It is what got the HR person to forward my resume to the hiring manager.

They started reading and couldn’t put it down. It was strong but not forceful, persuasive but not sales’y, and it grabbed this persons attention faster than a bullet train leaving Hong Kong.

Was it my experience that got me the job of course it was but it was the way I portrayed my experience and how it was written that got everyone’s attention. I used the language that everyone wants to hear…

YOU language…

When I was researching the position on Google and other search engines (you do research each position you apply for don’t you…) I found out a lot about the company.

I dug deeper…

I tried to find out how I could equate my experience to what this company was going through. I tried to put myself into the shoes of the hiring manager for this position and thought about what I would want to see in a candidate.

Even still I had to target the position like a well trained sniper. Research movements…Know when to strike…Aim with precision…Fire…

I was the best because I caught the attention of the reader using the content I knew they wanted.

We will touch on marketing next but do this before you go on…

Grab a pen or pencil and begin researching the position you are about to apply for…writing everything down. You are the CIA at this point. You are information gather in stealth mode. You are about to write the most powerful cover letter ever.

When you need to know how to make a resume and cover letter…you know where to stop.

Here is a great piece of software that can help make it easier.

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