Cover Letter to the Interview
Cover Letter to the Interview
11-07-2012, 05:19 PM
#6
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: 757/767 First Officer
Posts: 364
I don't think that you need to bring the cover letter to the interview, but you should be very well prepared to make the points that you would make in a cover letter as to why YOU are the right person for the job. You should be able to highlight, from memory, and in less than one minute, your experience and credentials, as well as how those attributes qualify you for the job.
You need to be able to hit all of these points in a fluid, dynamic conversation, so that they see you are an articulate and well-reasoned candidate.
To that end, brining the cover letter may actually distract the interviewer and harm your chances, as they may be looking at the letter when they should be listening to you dazzle their socks off. (Don't BS, just know thyself thoroughly.)
Ditch the letter, but have its important sentiments etched in you brain!
You need to be able to hit all of these points in a fluid, dynamic conversation, so that they see you are an articulate and well-reasoned candidate.
To that end, brining the cover letter may actually distract the interviewer and harm your chances, as they may be looking at the letter when they should be listening to you dazzle their socks off. (Don't BS, just know thyself thoroughly.)
Ditch the letter, but have its important sentiments etched in you brain!
11-07-2012, 06:26 PM
#7
Disinterested Third Party
Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 6,019
Bring your cover letter. The resume and the letter are a set; not everything can go in the resume. The cover letter is a place to put the rest, and a place to sell yourself.
The person interviewing you may get to know you, but the next person in line may see nothing but your resume, if that's all you've provided. Sure would be nice to have a bigger footprint, with more there to sell yourself, wouldn't it?
Sure would.
Include the cover letter.
Spelling and formatting DOES count. If you can't spell or prepare the cover letter, what does that say to the employer about your dedication to flying their multi-million dollar aircraft, with their valued employees and clients aboard?
The person interviewing you may get to know you, but the next person in line may see nothing but your resume, if that's all you've provided. Sure would be nice to have a bigger footprint, with more there to sell yourself, wouldn't it?
Sure would.
Include the cover letter.
Spelling and formatting DOES count. If you can't spell or prepare the cover letter, what does that say to the employer about your dedication to flying their multi-million dollar aircraft, with their valued employees and clients aboard?
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