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Looking out for just the right cover letter

Some people hate to write them, others hate to read them, but cover letters are still a vital part of the hiring process. They are the moment where job candidates get to make their first impression. Hiring a CEO is, in some ways, no different from hiring anyone else, and that can include looking for details in this important document. Good executive recruitment assistants know where to start.

According to a post that comes from Fast Company, a lot depends on confidence and specificity. The piece describes how, though it might sound obvious, anyone penning a cover letter should take care that they target it to a specific recipient and tell stories that are unique to them.

This advice carries some basic wisdom. Recruiters actively looking at cover letters for information can look to see whether these kinds of details are used genuinely or added as a means of following a template.

Another simple piece of advice comes from a Harvard Business Review article quoting communications professional Jodi Glickman: there should be a cover letter to begin with. Those who don't send one at all might project arrogance.

"Not sending a cover letter is a sign of laziness," Glickman says. "It's akin to making spelling and grammar mistakes in your résumé. You just don't do it."

Of course, there are also those "passive candidates" who won't necessarily be as assertive in seeking you out: YES Partners can help you cast your net wide.

Finding people is easy, but finding the RIGHT people is not. YES Partners helps companies FIND the right people – for all company functions, across many industries and globally.

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