201 Killer Cover Letters“The easy way to get Perfect Cover Letters every time!”

Here’s book N 2 in my list. Below you can find a brief review of its main characteristics.
1. For the book

  • Pages – 286
  • Authors: Sandra Podesta and Andrea Paxton
  • Publisher: “McGraw-Hill”
  • Bonus: disk

2. It includes:

  • The answer of the question how to find out your strengths.
  • The answer of the question how to eliminate your weaknesses.
  • Examples of cover letters, of course.

3. What’s the difference between this book and the others similar to it?

  • The disc itself includes something like inquiry cards (I’m not sure if this is the right expression). Using them each job seeker can find out his/her strengths and what would impress his future employer. 201 examples of cover letters.
  • It includes verbs that will help your cover letter catch the eye.
  • It presents different kinds of cover letters:

The Networking Letter, The Ad Response/Resume Cover Letter, The Follow -up Letter, The Thank-you Letter

  • Cover Letter Checklist.

4. Weaknesses

  • The issue about writing a resume is insufficiently treated.
  • It includes a lot less cover letters, compared to book 1.

5. In conclusion

The book appealed to me very much mainly for two reasons:
1. It is written in an user-friendly and straightforward manner
2. It explains very well how to write a cover letter including some wonderful examples.
201 Killer Cover Letters (CD-ROM edition)