Winning Cover Letters

The perfect cover letter pitch.

Career Coach Robin Ryan has helped thousands of clients edge out the competition and score the jobs of their choice. Her innovative game plan incorporates results from an extensive, nationwide survey of human resources personnel and hiring managers to offer the most effective job hunting techniques available.

Taking you through all the basics, Winning Cover Letters pinpoints exactly what you should-and should not-do to create powerful, attention-grabbing letters. Ryan's proven Power Impact Technique(TM), an easy-to-follow process, enables you to zero in on the most important skills a potential employer is looking for, then shows you how to meet those needs. Here's where you'll find:
* Tips from hiring managers and human resources personnel on common mistakes to avoid
* Successful cover letter samples-letters that landed interviews and jobs
* Exercises to help you assess your skills and accomplishments
* The Cover Letter Tracking SystemTM-efficient time-saving charts to record every letter you send out
* Special sections with advice for those in the creative arts, executives, professionals, new graduates, volunteers, and career changers
* How to write target letters to get the interest of employers you want to work for.

Other books in the Career Coach series:
* Winning Resumes
* 24 Hours to Your Next Job, Raise, or Promotion.

ROBIN RYAN is one of the nation's foremost authorities on job search and hiring. A frequent commentator on CNBC, she has appeared on over 400 television and radio programs, including Oprah and NBC Nightly News. Her previous books include Job Search Organizer and 60 Seconds and You're Hired!.