Category Archives: Cover Letter Ideas

Creating a Cover Letter from Scratch

By Nick Armstrong | Published: July 29, 2009

Nancy wrote: "You are a prolific writer – good on you- but I am a true 'Visual Learner' and I would like to see an example of the actual cover letter. 'A picture says a thousand words.' I appreciate your enthusiasm!" Thanks Nancy! I appreciate the comments and questions. In order to do justice to Nancy's request, I will give you a real-world example. I'm going to warn you, this is a very long blog post (almost 3,000 words), and each part of it is important.

Making Sense of it All – Nick’s Rant

By Nick Armstrong | Published: December 9, 2008

Guess what, Golden Girls. We're the future professionals... and we don't share your stupid dusty values. We know history. We know what happens when there's no accountability. We're coming for you - and we're gonna be holding everyone accountable - you, them, and even ourselves.

Also posted in General Ideas | Tagged Belief, Hope, Nick's Rant, Passion, Time's Up, Trust, Values | 2 Comments

Know Your Enemy

By Nick Armstrong | Published: September 26, 2008

Hiring managers, also sometimes known as "HR" (they tend to conglomerate together in something called a 'Department' and make rules about things and make you watch those awkward videos about places you can't touch...) are usually the ones to read your resume and call you back for an interview.

Also posted in Communication Ideas, General Ideas, Resume Ideas | Tagged blame game, Interviews, resumes, Workplace | Leave a comment

Finding Good References

By Nick Armstrong | Published: September 25, 2008

There's no better source of word-of-mouth advertising for the awesomeness that is you than your references.

Also posted in Resume Ideas | Tagged References | Leave a comment

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