• Taking control of your career by researching industries and companies that have employment opportunities in your skill area or occupation/trade.

• Gaining an insight into the labour market to identify potential employers and sources of vacancies.

• Assist with writing an action plan to provide a framework for your job search. See Action Plan

This section discusses why you shouldn't ignore traditional job search methods in favour of internet job search. It provides indexed information on recruitment methods.

Application for a Job -  Letters   5 SECTIONS

Each recruitment method will require you to communicate verbally or in writing using different job application methods. Writing an effective and powerful job application letter is crucial to winning a job. Not all letters will be to the employer - many will go through third parties and not all letters will be letters of application. You will need to learn how to write  prospecting letters, letters of interest and letters to generate leads from people within your network.  Each job recruitment method will  require written communication with different content. This section looks at different job application letters for different circumstances and gives examples. it also makes a distinction with a Application Letter: Advertised Job (looks at effective letter content) which is in a section of its own.  Both sections must be read to write an effective job application.

How to Write a Winning Job Application  - Application Letter For an Advertised Job This section is a valuable resource providing you with techniques for writing a winning job application letter. Your letter must have a logical letter format - the beginning, the middle and the end, and make use of marketing techniques. Comprehensive cover letter contents include:

Application Letter - Using Marketing Techniques

Tricks of the trade so powerful they will put you way ahead of the competition.

If you are looking for a step by step process of writing a compelling job application letter that will lead to a job offer then this is where you need to be. You will find valuable insights and techniques to help you create a message with irresistible appeal to your target market.

This section looks at using sales and marketing techniques in your job application letters. Don't miss it. This is for the serious jobseeker with ambition to succeed in finding a better job with higher pay. It requires a commitment to learn and implement the latest job search methods.

Any type of job application letter must conform to  the layout and format of a formal standard business letter. Contents include:-

• Reading principles

• English comprehension and grammar

• How to set out a letter

• Your signature

• The use of  capital letters

• Format and presentation

• Writing style

• Content of an employment letter

• Sending documents through the post

This page provides you with an example of a job application letter for each employment situation.

• Opening statements for cold canvassing letters

• Cold canvassing letter to an employment agency

• Basic cold canvassing letter to an employer - lower skills level

• Cold canvassing letter to an employer - graduate 1                   

• Cold canvassing letter to a company - graduate2

• Cold canvassing letter. Trainee- changing focus within the same industry

• Types of interview questions

• Informal unstructured interview technique

• The formal structured interview technique

• How the formal interview technique is structured

• Open and closed questions

This section provides you with comprehensive tips on how to participate in an interview with a definite plan and more confidence. Contents include:-

• Overview of job interview questions

• Prepare your referees

• Interview preparation

• After the interview

Do you just apply for advertised positions or are you proactive and look for job

leads?  Instead of waiting for jobs to be advertised you can be proactive and expand your knowledge of the labour market by conducting employment market research in order to gather job information needed to develop a job search strategy.

A successful job search strategy requires a variety of skills, tools and techniques.

This section discusses why you should do an action plan and how to write one.

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