Resume Blog: Personal Branding

Writing the cover letter is fairly straightforward, but important to get right. Here’s a few cover letter tips from to get you going:
1) The Job Advertisement itself is your number one starting point. Take key words, requirements and responsibilities from the employers list of expectations and craft your copy around this. Without following them to the letter, these words will resonate with the reader and match you, in their minds eye at least, with the person they have in mind.

1. Insight of your Skills – While your resume only states a summary of what you previous work and acquired skills, your blog further explains your experience and will have concrete details of what you have achieved through.
2. Preview of your Experience – No matter how frequent you publish your posts, your viewers (and future employers) will see how you progress in your working as well as your learning experiences. They will see your growth in both your professional and personal life.
3. Continuing Profession – Your growth and transition in your profession is often manifested in the posts you write. Potential recruiters will have a good review of how you were doing in transition between jobs, what may be the reasons why you left the previous company, etc.
4. Unadulterated Thoughts – Blogs are often products of personal thoughts from authors (except if you’re writing to promote a company’s business or writing for paid reviews). It’s a reflection of your thoughts, how you think and react in certain situations, it’s “you” in your own words.

Do remember that a blog is only a supplemental part for your resume. It’s your magic wand towards better and efficient personal branding. You still have to ensure that your resume rides above the rest.
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