{"id":3817,"date":"2017-11-27T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T17:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=3817"},"modified":"2017-11-27T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T17:46:47","slug":"job-cover-letter-direct-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/job-cover-letter-direct-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB COVER LETTER: Direct Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A direct mail cover letter is similar to a cold call cover letter, the main difference being you are not applying to a single company with a single position in mind. \u00a0Instead, you are \u201cblanketing\u201d as many companies you can at once and therefore trying to send out a general cover letter that can work for them all.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, we don\u2019t recommend this strategy to our students. \u00a0It is generally pretty ineffective and a waste of your time or resources.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3464335665\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is rarely a time when \u201ctailoring\u201d your resume to a specific company and position is not the most effective strategy. \u00a0However, if you are really short on time (and possibly ambition), here is an example of a direct mail cover letter you can reference.<\/p>\n<p>Dear [INSERT HIRING MANAGER\u2019S NAME],<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the [INSERT JOB TITLE] position currently advertised on Monster.ca , please find attached a copy of my resume for your consideration.I\u2019m looking to gain practical experience within [INSERT INDUSTRY SECTOR] and feel that a part-time position within your company would help me to demonstrate the abilities I have.<\/p>\n<p>INCLUDE IF YOU HAVE UNDERTAKEN WORK EXPERIENCE<br \/>\nI have been studying [INSERT RELEVANT DEGREE] and have already gained some experience as a [INSERT JOB TITLE] at [INSERT COMPANY NAME] where I [INSERT KEY RESPONSIBILITY OR ACHIEVEMENT].<\/p>\n<p>I believe my skills in [INSERT KEY SKILLS] would make me a positive addition to your team. If you would like to get in touch to discuss my application and to arrange an interview, you can contact me via [INSERT PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS].<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to hearing from you soon.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<br \/>\n[INSERT NAME]<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3836292876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/the-cover-letters-that-make-hiring-managers-smile-then-call-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cover Letters That Make Hiring Managers Smile (Then Call You)<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h1><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/curriculum-vitae-cv-samples-and-writing-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) for a Job<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A direct mail cover letter is similar to a cold call cover letter, the main difference being you are not applying to a single company with a single position in mind. \u00a0Instead, you are \u201cblanketing\u201d as many companies you can at once and therefore trying to send out a general cover letter that can work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,1,33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-internships","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"category-tzjobs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}