Additional guidelines for writing a professional Resume

Let know some additional guidelines for writing a professional Resume

As you plan your letter of application (i.e. cover letter) to accompany a resume keep in mind the following guidelines.

Design your cover letter to be work centered and employer centered, not self centered. Hence use the You attitude and positive approach in that you stress benefits for the employer. 

Address the letter to a specific individual not to an organization. Use a conventional letter arrangement that includes an inside address and a salutation.

• ·         Try to find the name of the person who likely to interview your and address your letter to this person. ( you may have been told in an advertisement or position announcement the person to address. If this is a case, follow the instruction exactly although determining the correct courtesy title helps to personalize your letter.
• ·         Make sure you know the addressee’s position in the organization, gender, and if possible how the persona prefers to be addressed for example, Dr., Mrs. , Ms., Mr., and professor. Be absolutely sure that you spell the addressee’s name correctly.
• ·         Always use a courtesy title in both the inside address and the salutation. This advice applies to all business letters except those that omit completely the salutation and complementary close _ style that should not be used in application letter unless you find it absolutely impossible to obtain an individual’s name.
• ·         When addressing a letter to a post box number, you have no appropriate word to use in a salutation; thus you should omit it. Do not use phrases such as gentlemen, Dear sir, and To whom it may concern.
• ·         Use high – Quality stationery and envelopes.
• ·         Keep the letter to on page.
• ·         Produce error free and clean copy
• ·         Do not be unduly humble and do not apologize for taking reader’s time. Remember that the employers are not doing you a favor by hiring you. If you, are qualified and a hard worker, the employing organization will benefit from the employment.
• ·         Give concrete examples to provide you abilities; do not merely state that you have these qualities.
• ·         Work for original phrasing and eliminate trite, unnecessary stereotyped writing.
• ·         Word the first paragraph so that the reader clearly understands that you are applying for a particular kind of job.

Promoting action in the close

The final paragraph of your application letter has two important functions; to ask the reader for a specific action and to make a reply easy. You must make it easy for an employer to invite you to an interview by providing your telephone number and e-mail address and by offering to be at the employer’s office at his or her convenience. Here are examples of appropriate closings for application.

• 1.      I can contribute to the continuing of (company name). Please call me at (12345678) or e-ail me at ( example@gmail.com ) so that I can arrange an interview. I would expect meeting with you to discuss the possibility of joining your staff.
• 2.      I would appreciate the opportunity to talk to you about the post of a sales manager at Khalid & company. You may reach me by telephone at 123456789. Or by e-mail at example@gmail.com. I will be available for an appointment at your convenience.