Resume Development, Impact Letter, Cover Note and Thank You Note writing Guidelines

What is actual Purpose of CV/resume?

• fascinating enough to get a interview
• To reconfirm in tailored way ,after interview ,how hiring you can solves the hirer’s problem.

Important things to keep in mind while writing CV:

• Target on organization you wish to work with
• Research about the organization
• Write Impact letter to get an interview
• Dollarize your potential value to organization( Dollarize yourself: Value is created by increasing revenues, reducing cost, and innovating new products and services
• Bring something helpful to the company to get to the interview
• Write individual CV for each targeted organization
• Use the CV as interview follow up sales literature
• Send thank you note to each interviewer within one day of interview

Other Important facts about CV and Interview.

• Prepare for each and every subsequent interview

• The actual hirers are more flexible, meaning that they commonly hire” talent” and refit the job to match the talent.

• Start selling yourself to the person who will recognize and need the value you will bring to the organization. Start with the CEO or the head of department/ Project Manager/CTO or VP.

If the job opportunity is advertized and the hiring company is named and the job looks right to you, use advertisement as lead

Study the company, do home works, send proper hiring person an impact letter and get interview

• The hiring company will hire only –if they think you can solve their problem

DO NOT send impact letter to personal department

 how to Write the IMPACT Letter ?

• The impact letter should have ways to improve the company in five or six pointers

• The Impact letter is sent to key hiring manager or head of the organization.

• The job is not advertized anywhere.

Sample IMPACT letter

How to write IMPACT letter for the advertized position

The format of this letter is based on advertisement for job vacancy

Exp: Ad for marketing service coordinator

ABC printing corp. is seeking an experienced, career minded individual to become a key player on its marketing team. The successful candidate will possess strong skills in math, organization and communications, both verbal and written. Must be computer literate. Experience in printing industry is definite plus. Ability to interact with customer, outside sales, and factory people at all levels in high –powered environment is key. Strong interpersonal skills are essential. Position is heavy focused in customer service. Please send CV and salary history to harry.



Always Keep these points in your mind while writing Resume /CV

• The information in the CV can be stretched, the experience can be creatively positioned, imply great importance to the experience but can’t LIE.

• Eliminate self serving self description: example; passion for customer service; strategic thinker, result oriented, ability to rise to challenges etc..………..instead use facts, incidents, numbers; like  Headed xyz team and generated this much of lead

• SKIP SUMMARY SECTION

• NO JOB OBJECTIVE

• NO USE OF “ I”

• The CV should clearly talk: why company should hire me?

• NO CV should be more than 2 pages.

• In interview: ANSWER, ASK, LISTEN and Sell your self

Send Thank You note To everyone you meet and send early

Sample Thank You Note