Insightful cover letters are
favored by hiring managers whose main aim is to select an individual who has great things to offer.
Concentrate on these areas and your cover letter will be
favored by the hiring manager.
Relevant resumes are the only ones that are given
favor by a hiring manager.
Not exact matches
If you feel that the
hiring manager is doing you a
favor by giving you a job, you won't get an offer.
Exaggerating Your Skills, Attributes, and Experiences:
Hiring managers have gotten quite good at spotting when the truth is being stretched, so you are not doing yourself any
favors by exaggerating.
Perhaps the job was posted to the public but the company
favored an internal candidate; or the company was overwhelmed with responses and your resume was never even seen
by the
hiring manager; or someone else was a slightly better fit for the job.
By reading a resume, a
hiring manager gauges how well - organized you are, which makes it easy for him to give a verdict in your
favor.
By putting in significant information, you are doing yourself (and the
hiring manager) a great
favor.