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Cover letters can be supporting in order to allow its personality to shine on thoroughly. Actually, there are no exactly rules in regards of writing the cover letter as long it positively presents its real skills, educational career credentials that been posses, and some accomplishments that will entirely encourage its readers be able to determine about the qualification condition upon a certain job employment position. So it’s suggested for several job applicants to give prime focus towards the in depths of types of resume standards that will be using, and scope of its resume content. So here are some aspects that most career jobs experts been suggested about writing a cover letter.

• Ensuring about stating its owned intention. Be able to put into consideration about the kind or type of job employment that been applying and ensure that it’s been clearly stated well. Don’t allow the readers to put some guessing marks over their mind or do some speculation since it will somehow to a wrong notion already. So be able to clearly state about intention well.

• Upon writing the achievements that been done. It’s very much important not to rewrite what been written in the resume but rather just summarize it.

• Also state its own essential skills that are quite related to the qualifications of the job that been applying. Since, it will allow the hiring manager be able to determine about its capabilities of handling the job function. With that, it’s a good venue to deal on some extra credentials or trainings that are quite related to the job position.

• Writing towards the job position that been applying. Upon preparing the cover letter, always keep in mind about required elements of the position and its qualification if you can see to your self that you can deal on it.

• Telling about the reasons why they eventually like its company. Be reminded to be honest of it.

• Be reminded that you are not writing an autobiography. As a result, formal cover letter must just be simple, short and very much factual to refer on. Since, it’s not a life story or personal experience so the job applicants must be able to constraint of writing unnecessary personal information or facts that are not quite related to its function career development.

• Must be able to go through and even double check about the entire documents in order to have some accuracy, syntax or determine if there are some errors on it that been missed along in order to easily correct it.

We would like to start with a series of interviews to distinguished personalities and ask them about their resumes.

And who would be better to start than Bernardo Hernández? Bernardo is the Global Director for Product Marketing at Google and has kindly shared with us some of his scarce time to answer our questions. We take this opportunity to thank him for the Interview:

One thing that has always surprised me is that, despite your International relevance (at the moment you are Global Director for Product Marketing at Google) is that you still publishing your resume in your personal site… Do you believe that it is always necessary or it is just a habit?
-My first boss told me: “You should always keep on hand a copy of your updated resume”. I think that is not wrong to do it, you never know…

-Another thing that you find by reading your resume is that despite your experience you have managed to summarize everything in just one page. Do you think that shortness is a key aspect for your resume?
-I have seen resumes of people with much more experience than me summarized in just one page. A good thing if short is twice better, they say. I believe that if you make efforts, it is possible to do it.

-Which other aspect do you consider fundamental for a good resume?
-To emphasize on your abilities, your know-how.

-You have studied and worked abroad so you have seen the differences between our labour market and other countries. What do you think that can be improved in the resumes and education of the Spanish people? What advice would you give to the young people that are preparing to write their first resume?
-They should look for the best education and their first job in a big company with relevant international projection. First jobs are like first loves, they mark you forever.

-Have you ever needed to do a recruitment process? What do you look for in a candidate?
- Many I pay most of my attention on the energy of the people. Another very important aspect is the existence of a good chemistry; this is why I prefer live interviews to phone interviews.

-That is all Bernardo, thank you very much for answering our questions and good luck with everything!

It’s been considered that cover letter entirely provide a mere introduction about the job applicants and be able to determine if they entirely fitted to the employment that been available in the company. Through the cover letter, it support both the employer and job applicants find there place of fitting and accessing their needs. Although, several individuals focus primarily on the resume content but the cover letter entirely provides opportunity and even chances to showcase its background, skills, having its unique qualifications, and even experiences. Indeed, cover letter is very much important for several reasons especially that it entails towards career building.

In general setting, cover letter was entirely been use for three aspects and these are the following:

• Letter of Application- This is the type of cover letter that been use upon applying towards a current job opening.

• For job inquiry-Its used when the job applicant entirely inquire about some possible openings or for more information.

• For networking purposes. This kind of cover letter is usually been sent upon seeking an assistance or any guidance that will lead of having a job employment and be able to land on to its designated career development preference.

It’s been noted that most of this cover letters are quite short and even direct to the point. As a result, it must be customize for specificity that includes the title, introduction, body and to its closing. Aside of that, cover letter must have a layout and even design that are quite easy to read on. Since, the cover letter must be able to provide compliment towards the resume and not to duplicate it. So, its must be customize in order to incorporate some basic information about the company that been applying. Aside of that, it’s also been suggested to highlight some personal skills, attributes and some significant experiences that will entirely benefit the entire organization. Upon writing the cover letter, it’s very much important to address the letter to its CEO, HR head or to the human resource personnel’s. Be reminded not to include the salary or some wage information unless it’s been entirely instructed to do so and at the end always recheck the cover letter that been written through the usage of grammar and spelling tools before sending it out.

It’s very important to have well written cover letter that specifically focuses on its strength or potentials. Since, it serves as an overview for the hiring manager be able to determine if the job applicants are able to meet that qualification that been set by the company for each employment vacancy that been opened. As a result, the cover letter must be able to compliment towards the resume and not to duplicate for over the things that already been written. With these aspects, it does not only allow the hiring manager able to get the qualified employee but as well support the job applicants to be able to get the career jobs that well suited to their interests and potentials. Since, this are the aspects that will support the company towards progression and also support the employees be successful on their chosen career field.

For an instance, if the job applicants is applying for being a Web Developer in the website ensure to write the job experiences and education program that already been venture that is in line in that field. Aside of that, its very important to include writing its phone number, e-mail address, and address so that its already easy for the hiring manager be able to contact the job applicant especially upon conducting a job interview. Then, be able to list down in bulleted form about 4-6 point in regards to the skills that been possess that is entirely in line with the job employment that been applying. Lastly, end the content of the cover letter with willingness to have an interview and some further evaluation that includes examination.

Ensure that cover letter or resume that been created must be able to be save in the PDF file and rather than in Word document. Since, most individuals got the ability to be able to read it through the PDF file on any computer that been available and not everyone is running over this Microsoft Word on each respective PC. With these aspects that been mention above, it really provides a great support for several job applicants attain the career job that they like or best suited to their interests and as well support the company towards progression.

Although, its been thought and consider by several individuals that cover letter is not typically important by several employer especially the HR representatives who will be seeing it but if its been written in not a presentable way or not following the standard of writing it so its entirely expected that employers tend to ignore its application letter. Since, the primary function of this cover letter serve as introduction to itself and allow the employer or hiring manager be able to determine if you are qualified for a certain position and the skills that been interested to apply. Most of the time cover letter got several categories that follows:

• Specificity- This kind of cover letter is typically used in order to respond several hiring advertisement or a certain company entirely provided their hiring interests towards selected job applicants.

• General-This kind of cover letter is generally used in order to introduce itself towards several employers or hiring managers. It’s usually been used for several individuals who are not applying for a certain specific job employment but got some interest working in the company.

With that the jobs applicants must be able to decide of what kind of cover letter that been preferred and that get along to the right standards of writing a cover letter that includes its grammar, spelling, right information, and the order of writing it. Since, it does not only introduces oneself towards to the employers but as well allow the employers be able to determine if the job applicants are capable enough to do the job function that been applying. There are several resources that can be found in the books or in the internet in order to serve as a guide for several job applicants in order to successfully gain the right career jobs that well suited to their selves and sustainable. In which, it goes along with their interest and career educational course expertise. As a result, it supports a lot of providing the job applicants a function that totally fitted to them that can entirely lead to towards career development and progress of the company.