Tim Larkin

During my business career as a Manager, from start-ups to a global Fortune 500 company, and now as a Recruitment Consultant, I’ve read thousands of cover letters and resumes, conducted hundreds of interviews and hired more than one hundred people. Importantly, much of this recruitment was done as the hiring Manager...these people worked with me in various businesses – that’s having real skin in the recruitment process!

Over time it dawned on me that few people crafted their job application documents to what I wanted to see. It’s like they got their old resume and updated it with their latest job and that was it. Not surprising really, I’ve done it before, we’ve all done it before, and it accounts for why sifting through job applications can be a pain because most people are not providing the right information. I have no doubt that some excellent candidates never made it to interview because their cover letters and resumes were so poor.

It became clear that most people could do a much better job of their job application documents. Here’s how:

Give the recruiter what they want!

That’s exactly how this book started – all based on that one sentence. Have a look at the Blueprint and the contents, it all comes back to that concept. If I could articulate it and make it easy for people to understand, then a book could be a great resource to help people progress their careers.

How to Write Exceptional Resumes and Cover Letters to Forward Your Career provides you with everything you need to create resumes and cover letters that are not only tailored to job advertisement requirements, but also gives the recruiter exactly what they want, giving you the best chance of landing on the "Yes" pile!

Best wishes in your job hunting.

Regards, Tim