HOW TO: Write An Effective Cover Letter To Accompany Your Resume

Your cover letter is your best chance to sell why you specifically are the best candidate for this job.

Tips for writing An Effective Cover letter To Accompany Your Resume:
Write a strong opening. Don’t just say “I am applying for your listing which I found on a newspaper”, but explain why you are applying: “The opportunity to join your company as a Marketing manager is an excellent match with my 7 years of experience marketing top-end consumer products with over N50 million in annual sales.”

Include experience and strengths that relate directly to the job you are seeking. It is not necessary to include everything from your resume here. Simply choose a few things to highlight.

Research the person and company you are applying to. If you have any shared interests, backgrounds or connections, mention those to increase the interest of the hiring manager.

Be creative. Make sure your cover letter shows who you are; stand out from the crowd.

Proofread carefully. Spelling and grammatical errors can be a big problem. You may want to type your cover letter in a word-processing program and use the spellchecker. Then just copy and paste your letter into the provided field.

Example of an Effective Cover Letter To Accompany Your Resume:

Dear (if the poster has made his/her name available use it, otherwise use “Hiring Manager”),

The opportunity to join your company as a Marketing manager is an excellent match with my 7 years of experience marketing top-end consumer products with over N50 million in annual sales.

Specifically, my applicable experience for this job and key strengths include:
(Don’t repeat your resume, but tie specific experiences to the requirements for the job)

The attached resume provide more detail about my other past experience and accomplishments.

Thank you for your time and attention; I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,



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Business Development Manager-Nexans

Business Development Manager-Nexans - Ikeja Lagos (Nigeria)

This job offer first appeared on LINKEDIN.COMJob Description




The Business Development Manager is responsible to promote and develop Nexans Cabling Solutions market share in Nigeria and Ghana. He/she focus on creating demand with end users, consultants and system integrators. He/she is also responsible to develop channel partners in the area. The portfolio include passive and intelligent LAN / SAN Cabling infrastructure.
The BDM reports to Nexans Cabling Solutions organisation in Belgium. He/she operates within Nexans Kabelmetal structure in Ikeja Lagos.

Company Description:

With energy as the basis of its development, Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, offers an extensive range of cables and cabling systems. The Group is a global player in the infrastructure, industry, building and Local Area Network markets. Nexans addresses a series of market segments: from energy, transport and telecom networks to shipbuilding, oil and gas, nuclear power, automotives, electronics, aeronautics, material handling and automation.

Nexans is a responsible industrial company that regards sustainable development as integral to its global and operational strategy. Continuous innovation in products, solutions and services, employee development and engagement, and the introduction of safe industrial processes with limited environmental impact are among the key initiatives that place Nexans at the core of a sustainable future.

With an industrial presence in 39 countries and commercial activities worldwide, Nexans employs 22,700 people and had sales in 2009 of 5 billion euros. Nexans is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris, compartment A. For more information, please consult www.nexans.com

Additional Information

Posted: February 15, 2011

Type: Full-time

Experience: Associate

Functions: Business Development

Industries: Information Technology and Services

Job ID: 1358872

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Job Search In Nigeria: Financial Reporter For Mergermarket

Financial Reporter For Mergermarket - Lagos, Nigeria


This Job post first appeared on Linkedin
Job Description:
Mergermarket is looking to appoint an experienced, hardworking freelance reporter based in Lagos, Nigeria. The post involves writing exclusive news stories on mergers and acquisitions across all sectors, interviewing senior executives and attending conferences and meetings in the country.
The ideal candidate should have experience in financial/business reporting and have excellent spoken and written English skills. Candidates must have previous experience in journalism in order to apply. Candidates should be willing to travel within the country at times and must comply with mergermarket's strict ethical guidelines.
The post will suit reporters who are able to regularly deliver quality copy while working independently and with reporters and editors abroad. Part-time freelancers will be accepted as long as there is no conflict of interest between their other jobs and our product.
Please contact our senior reporter in West and Central Africa, Kimberly Johnson, kimberly.johnson@mergermarket.com if you are interested, or can recommend someone who is. A professional CV and copies of published articles should be submitted with a letter of interest in this position.
Company Description

The Mergermarket Group is part of the Financial Times Group. Through its products mergermarket, dealReporter, Debtwire, MergerID, wealthmonitor, Pharmawire and Remark, Mergermarket provides the larger financial community with actionable intelligence and data. Mergermarket's clients are the world's leading investment banks, law firms, private equity firms, corporations, and hedge funds.
Additional Information

Posted: February 2, 2011

Type: Full-time

Experience: Associate

Functions: Writing/Editing

Industries: Online Media, Writing and Editing, Publishing, Newspapers

Compensation: Freelance - to be determined

Job ID: 1386739

Apply Now

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