subject: Career And Self-development: Job Application Package [print this page] Before applying for a job interview, it is necessary to prepare a package of documents necessary for application. Apart from smart appearance, persuasive speech, an applicant should provide a cover letter, CV, letters of recommendations, and other additional documents that should be included. The article provides detailed information on the major documents to be presented in a job application package.
A job application package MUST include:
Cover letter
This is a very significant part of an application package revealing the reasons and desire to work in the applied position. It should also disclose your understanding of companys objectives and its organizational philosophy. Cover letter should be structured as follows:
-Reference to the source (where did you find this advertisement?).
-Purpose of applying for this job.
-Experience related to the announced position.
-Explaining how the above-mentioned experience can be useful for gaining the companys objectives.
-Additional information about yourself.
-Contact information.
Resume usually has a standard structure to follow. It should comprise data on your education and degree, and your hobbies and preferences that somehow relate to your experience. In case you do not have a job experience, you can mention the cases where you chanced to apply your theoretical knowledge in practice.
Letter of recommendation
This document is not obligatory but desirable, as it increases your chance to obtain the position. Letter of recommendation is your tutors feedback on your abilities and grades.
Other useful documents
You can present some information about your achievements during the academic process, or different scholarships you gained because of brilliant results.
Other ways to impress the employers:
1.Delivery of the documentation. Try to present it effectively. Start with talking about your results and end with defining your career jobs.
2.Find some information about the company. The more you know about it, the more chances to gain this job.
