Heathfield's statement is backed up a career expert, Heather Huhman, who claims that writing a cover letter would allow you to explain to a potential employer why you should be
hired over other candidates.
It's the age - old question: Why should a company
hire YOU over other candidates?
If a prospective employer knows that you have worked in a professional setting before, he will be inclined towards you and may choose to
hire you over other candidates who will need to be introduced to a corporate culture.
Your resume can fail the same way if you don't give employers a convincing, compelling reason why they absolutely need to
hire you over all other candidates.
Not exact matches
Sexton doesn't want to battle Florida
over collecting the entire $ 12.9 million buyout because he also represents Mississippi State's Dan Mullen, a top
candidate to replace McElwain, or could be involved in
other future Florida
hirings.
Especially for young, first - time job
candidates with limited work experience, these skills often are the deciding factor in whether an employer will be willing to take the risk in
hiring them
over others who may have more experience (but possibly weaker interpersonal communications talents).
... As reported in Forbes Magazine, a recent survey conducted by a major international recruiting firm found that 56 % of the
hiring managers they spoke to were most impressed by a
candidate's Elevator Pitch website
over any
other personal branding tool.
Although there are recruiters and
hiring decision makers who will skip right
over your cover letters,
others read them religiously and judge
candidates by them as strongly as they do their resumes and
other career marketing communications.
This allows you to establish rapport with the
hiring manager, address the person by name in your cover letter, and may give you an edge
over other candidates (calling is not recommended if a company specifically requests «no phone calls»).
Once you've sent your initial message, follow up via email or
over the phone one week later (assuming you didn't get a response) to determine where they are in the
hiring process and how you stack up against the
other candidates.
Do you think a
hiring manager is going to give you the benefit of the doubt when he or she has
over a hundred
other resumes of job
candidates to consider?
Additionally, five factors that would make them more likely to
hire one
candidate over the
other:
This is how you stand out
over other candidates and demonstrate to the
hiring manager that you are perfect for the position.
What makes recruiters and
hiring managers take notice of some medical sales job
candidates and pass
over others?
You see, the secrets that I have assembled in this series give you such an unfair advantage
over all
other candidates, that
hiring managers in the medical industry would actually have a heart attack if they knew what I was revealing.
This can give you a leg up
over other candidates by showing you won't have as much of a learning curve if you're
hired for the job.
Whereas on the
other hand fully 91 % of 258 headhunters surveyed said they believe age becomes «a significant factor in a
hiring decision» when a
candidate is
over 50.
Because recruiters and
hiring managers have so many job applicants to consider, an effective CV will help catch their attention and ensure that you stand out
over the
other candidates.
Candidates have to storm past
other troopers and directly face off to
hiring managers who put them through their paces, testing their suitability and stamina
over a number of battle rounds.
Depending on the job, certifications may be important to
hiring managers and can help you stand out
over other candidates.