subject: The Importance Of A Cruise Job Cover Letter [print this page] When applying for a job on a cruise ship, your covering letter is the main impression the recruitment personnel will receive of you. If you don't send a covering letter then you are giving off the idea that you are lazy, which as you can imagine, is not the best start to a job application! Your cover letter is an important instrument in your overall job application because it helps the employer understand immediately what position you're applying for and gives them a better understanding of you.
Your letter that you include with your resume must be a lot more that purely a summary of your application. Your covering letter must be viewed as a shrewd tool that promotes your application. Whatever you do, do not let the recruitment staff have to work at trying to place the vital info about you. Make your important qualifications and experience stand out so that you are different to all of the other applicants for this specific job on board.
Importantly, your cover letter should be talking about the company you are applying to, while your resume talks about you. How can the cruise line benefit from the assets you have to offer? You should not craft a cover letter in bulk for this exact reason. Would your cover letter make the recruiter viewing it feel special? Have you referred to the person in charge by name and mentioned details of the company?
So what applications that are made over the internet? Is it still vital to include a covering letter? Sure! Even if you fill out a job application over the internet, by sending a personalized letter and resume it will ensure that you are different to all of the other applicants. Instead of your job application being entered into a computer automatically, a sensibly crafted letter will get the recruiter excited to read your resume.
The cover letter can explain why you are the right candidate for employment on a cruise ship in a way your resume won't do. Ask yourselfdoes your cover letter motivate the hiring manager to take action and call you for an interview?
The goal of your resume and covering letter is to see to it that that you land an interview, however what other ways can you also ensure that your application stands out from the thousands of other job seekers? What other creative ways might you showcase your attributes such as work experience and qualifications?
For starters, you could be asking, what's an online resume? An online resume is one that you publish to sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn, or even post to your own website.
Resumes published on the internet are effective in referring a recruiter who may be interested in finding out more that what is typically found in a traditional resume. Consider the fact that your application displays the impression you want potential employers to see.
Having a positive online presence can give an applicant an edge whereas a negative online presence can sabotage your chances. When a potential employer Google's your name, what will they find? Will they see unprofessional pictures of you on your Facebook profile? Keep in mind that unprofessional images or comments will tell prospective recruiters that you lack professionalism. Cruise applicants can increase their positive online presence with relevant links to your work.
For example someone wanting to get hired as a ship's photographer can use sites like Flickr to display their work. Alternatively, those looking to get hired as a Port and Shopping Guide or Cruise Consultant can make a short video on YouTube that showcases their public speaking skills.
The internet based resume should not substitute the usual way of applying for cruise jobs. You still need to apply for each cruise job with a cover letter and resume sent to a specific hiring manager. The Online resumes should be in addition to the resume that you physically emailed/mailed to a specific hiring manager.
