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A Cover Letter is NOT Optional!

Job Advice Blog

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection A Cover Letter is NOT Optional! On June 14, 2010, In Resume Writing by Debra Wheatman , By CareersDoneWrite.com 0 What’s the value of writing a cover letter?

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So you want to find a new assistant job?

Practically Perfect PA

Tailor your covering letter and CV. I’ve written posts on both covering letters and resumes so all I would add here is that you should tailor your CV and covering letter for each of the jobs you are applying for. Working with recruitment agencies. Dealing with agencies – hum, this is tricky.

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A guide to online job searching

Practically Perfect PA

Recruitment agencies will offer a range of jobs usually around a more specific area of expertise. For example, if you’re looking for office jobs, then Tate’s website is an ideal destination. Online job boards offer a huge array of constantly updated jobs across various sectors and industries. Jobs that are out of date.

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CV Template for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Here are a few tips on putting together a good CV, I have attached an example CV based on my own at the bottom of the blog. I do not include my contact details on my CV because these days you are normally either applying for the job online or through an agency and you have to give them your details anyway. EXAMPLE CV.

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CV Template for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Here are a few tips on putting together a good CV, I have attached an example CV based on my own at the bottom of the blog. I do not include my contact details on my CV because these days you are normally either applying for the job online or through an agency and you have to give them your details anyway. EXAMPLE CV.

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Best Recruiting Email Templates: A Complete List for Use by Recruiters in 2022

Recruit CRM

To keep attracting the best candidates and clients for your recruitment agency, you need to have a good hang of writing exceptional recruiting emails. Hi [Candidate_first_name], I am [Your_name] and I work as an agency recruiter at [Your_company_name]. This is [Your_name] working as an agency recruiter with [Your_company_name].

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.