... support points. Now
for the next section of your letter. This is where you tell your reader how to take ad-
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LETTER 5-24: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WORKFORCE RETURN—CAREER ... CEO
King Information Systems RE: Your ad for a
765 Rumson Road Senior National Sales Consultant
Medford, NJ 09876 City
Times, 11/20/XX
Dear Mr. Kingford:
As the current top biller for a major ... Human Resources
CompuTech Industries
47 Pratt Street
Hartford, CT 09876
RE: Your ad in the Hartford Courant
, Sunday, May 8, 20XX for an
Assistant to the President
Dear Ms. Lockhart:
Impeccable...
... types of formats for functional resumes. The functional resume is a must for
career changers, but is very appropriate for generalists, for those with spotty or
divergent careers, for those ... open your resume in the first place.
10. Web based resumes - employers like to collate all resumes before
reading them and prefer to read from a standard format. Although on-
line resumes are ... don't have a contact)
Body of Cover Letter
The body of your coverletter lets the employer know what position you are applying for,
why the employer should select you for an interview, and how you...
... test-takers
(GMAC, 2005, Tables 1 & 4). For example, in the
industry data for 2003–2004, the overall average
score for women who took the GMAT was 501; for
men it was 541 (GMAC, 2005, Table 1, ... the executive MBAs.
While these data are simply the self-reported in-
tentions of GMAT registrants and are not binding,
they appear to indicate erosion in the marketplace
for the GMAT forexecutive ... executive MBA program?
Simply put, forexecutive MBA students, does the
GMAT really matter? As business schools consider
whether to require the GMAT for admission to their
executive MBA programs (and...
... range. See Figure 1.
NOTE
For handling multiple samples, leave one empty lane
between samples and ladders to prevent cross-
contamination. Do not run more than two samples on the
same gel to ... cycler for 2 minutes.
6. Add 1 μl SuperScript II to the sample and incubate the sample in a
thermal cycler with following program:
a. 25°C for 10 minutes
b. 42°C for 50 minutes
c. 70°C for 15 ... 200 μl of Washing Buffer to the
beads.
11. Heat the samples at 65°C for 5 minutes to disrupt the secondary
structures and then place the samples on ice.
12. Wash the beads from step 9 twice...
...
Google employee, led the fund-raising process for a local
entrepreneurship club. His team of three raised 17 percent
more money than the year before!
Find a mentor (or become a mentor). Even ... contact for advice.
That person will offer you insight into their career and, one
day, may even help connect you with opportunities.
Develop a tangible skill. You’ll position yourself best for ... why? In what ways are these fi elds
changing technology, and therefore the world?
Academics
You know Google—that company famous for wanting Ivy Leaguers
with at least a 3.7 GPA? When I joined...
... of course. No one likes a stalker!
The Informational Interview
The informational interview is an informal discussion with a com-
pany that is conducted before the recruiting process has even begun. ... 48 The Google Résumé
stretched for time and money. When someone asked him for help
reaching out to a former teammate of his at Microsoft, he delayed
responding for a week and then said that ... projects. For freshmen
and sophomores, research positions can also be a great way to
get a bit of experience before the biggies like Facebook and
Google will open their doors to you.
Ask them for...
... down your coverletter
and picks up your résumé—and, hopefully, the phone. The differ-
ence lies in the degree to which the coverletter can be targeted.
Solicited Cover Letter
Most cover letters ... sometimes you have other skills that may compensate for your
weaknesses.”
Unsolicited Cover Letter/ Cold Call Letter
An unsolicited coverletter taps the hidden job market by contacting
recruiters ... contact information for
three former teammates. They would not only corroborate her story,
but they would also offer a strong reference for her. She got the job.
Your Questions Answered
New Form,...
... select for culture fi t, and are likely to openly discuss
their culture. Zappos.com, for instance, is known for hav-
ing a very fun and quirky culture. Don’t be surprised if they
ask you for a ... doesn’t respond, there can be
many reasons for it—but being rejected is not one of them.
Contacting Your References
Before providing the contact information for your references, make
sure to check ... candidate’s background
is clearly and directly relevant (for example, a Microsoft developer
applying for a developer position at Google). Therefore, do not assume
that the fi rst interview is automatically...