Cover Letter Interviewing Phones Stress 
Job Advice Blog
APRIL 22, 2010
Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. What do you do on the phone? The interviewer can’t see you – there is not opportunity to gauge body language or make the same kind of connection. Referenced on your resume and your cover letter should be the best number(s) to reach you.
All Things Admin
DECEMBER 18, 2020
This makes a stressful time even tenser. Cover letter. Your cover letter is often the first touch point you have with a potential employer, so you need to make the right impression. The formal letter may be longer and include more details since this is the one you’ll likely submit with a job application.
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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
APRIL 4, 2013
I was interviewed earlier this month and so I pasted it below. When people would ask me in interviews, my first answer was, “No nepotism here!” I learned through informational interviews that I should apply to temp agencies. I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. Where did you go to school?
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
APRIL 13, 2016
You can actually do and say all that AS LONG AS you don’t say it with too much desperation, emotion, stress, and general freaking out-ness. State that on your resume, in your cover letter, over the phone, and don’t tell anyone at work. I would not mention you might get laid off. Explain it in the same manner.
On The Job
JULY 10, 2009
Now, I think its time I gave some pointers to interviewers. Rules for being a good hiring manager/interviewer: 1. Have a system in place to acknowledge that youve received a resume and/or cover letter when they come flooding in. So, turn off your phone, your e-mail and put a "do not disturb" sign on your door.
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