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1. To Getting Your Cover Letter Noticed

2. When you are trying to find
the ideal financial advisor job,
the process starts
with a good resume
and cover letter.

3. The problem is that thousands
of other candidates
are also using good resumes
and cover letters to get
themselves noticed.

4. What you need to do is separate yourself
from everyone else by offering something that will grab
the attention of any finance industry recruiter
who may see your resume.

5. There is a 5-second trick
you can use that will have
your phone ringing
with interview offers right away.

7. Job candidates put a great deal of effort
into their resumes and for good reason.

8. But when it comes right down to it,
your cover letter is the first thing
a recruiter sees.

9. That makes your cover letter the first impression
you will make and that is why your cover letter
needs to grab the reader's attention and never let it go.

11. Using a template cover letter
for each of the resumes you send out
is going to render your resumes
almost useless.

12. When a recruiter sees
what is obviously a template
cover letter, it can discourage
that recruiter from reading
your resume.

13. If the recruiter is going to take the time to read
your qualifications, then the least you can do is take the time
to write a cover letter that addresses that recruiter's
specific interests and addresses the recruiter by their name.

15. Now comes the trick. It only takes five seconds to check
the structure of your cover letter and make sure
that it is concise as well as effective.

16. This is much more than just proofreading.

17. When you proofread your cover letter, you are looking
for grammatical and spelling errors that could make
you look unprofessional.

18. But that is not what you are doing in this five second trick.

19. It is important to remember that the person reading
your cover letter is going to give it less than five seconds
to impress them.

20. That is why you need to take five seconds to look
at your cover letter and determine
if it is something you would read.

21. Does it look concise, or does it give the look
of a rambling document?
Is the structure clean and easy to read,
or does it look like it will be a challenge
to get through?

22. Have you used bold headers to separate
your information and make it easier to digest?
In five seconds, you can look at your cover letter
and determine if you would read it.

23. If you wouldn't read your cover letter,
then why would anyone else?

25. That five seconds you take to scan
the structure of your cover letter
can make all of the difference in the world.

26. Remember that this five second scan
is done after you have proofread
the content.

27. Now you are looking to see if the content
you have grabs your attention.

28. If it does, then you are done.

29. If your five second look does not convince you to read
the cover letter, then keep working on it until you find
the first glance compelling.

30. A good test for your cover letter
is to give it to a friend to read and watch
their reaction when they first glance at the letter.

31. If they pull back from the letter or give a quick
and confused look, then you need to rework it.

32. But if your five second scan has created
the ideal cover letter, then even your friend
will feel compelled to stop and read it.

33. To get the job you wanted, you need to create
a convincing resume.

34. A 5-second good impression is a must.

35. If you are looking for a job in the finance industry
call our finance recruiters to learn more
about available positions.

36. Check our listings here:
http://www.willis-consulting.com/financial-advisor-jobs/

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