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Cover letters & Selection criteriaCover letters & Selection criteria

Today’s Lecture

Cover letters

Addressing selection criteria

http://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0019/23383/cartoon3.gif

Cover Letters Aim: to get an interview (not necessarily the job)

“The cover letter IS YOU”

FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT.

There is no one template – depends largely on what’s expected in your field.

Dear Sir,I read you have a need for a web developer. I am very much interested in this position. I have been doing web developing for many years in both big and small companies, so I have a lot of experience.My first job was as a cleaner in my hometown of Apple. I also volunteered for doing a website at the local church.The next web experience for me was a 12 month stint as a HTML coder in the town of Orange where I moved after marriage to my husband who is also a web developer. Later on, I traveled to Fritter where there is a high demand for web developers. I not only worked in a large company and acquired many skills, I also had the chance to explore a new culture which broadened my view of the world. In the future I would like to explore digital music production.I believe we should discuss employment options in an interview. I will contact you in two weeks. I look forward to working with you.Thank you for your consideration.Sincerely,Doomed To Fail

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FOLLOWING COVER LETTER?

See Your_CoverLetter_Sucks_if.html & Letter_commonmistakes.htm

Cover Letters

What are some characteristics of a good cover letter?

What basic structure might you use for a cover letter?

Cover Letters A good cover letter will

Capture the employer’s interest

State why you are writing

Indicate how you will benefit the company

Convince the employer to ask you for an interview

(https://www.nicp.deewr.gov.au/Downloads%5CPart4_Finding%20yourself%20a%20cadetship.pdf )

Cover Letter

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/training/sub-sites/jobsearch/applying.htm

Selection criteria Not all job applications will require you to address selection

criteria

Common in government jobs

Read the job advert carefully to see if and how you will need to address selection criteria

In many circumstances failure to address selection criteria in your application will lead to dismissal of you entire application

Selection criteriaExample of job ad requesting selection criteria

Example of how criteria is addressed

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/training/sub-sites/jobsearch/applying.htm

Example of how criteria is addressed

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/training/sub-sites/jobsearch/applying.htm