Managing People and Career: Cover Letters, CVs, and Job Applications

This report delves into the critical aspects of managing people and careers, emphasizing the significance of tailored cover letters, competency-based job applications, and targeted Curriculum Vitae (CVs). It underscores the unique nature of individual capabilities and the need for motivational strategies. The report provides a detailed structure for cover letters, including essential components like the header, salutation, body, closing, and signature, and offers a practical example. It highlights the importance of aligning skills with job requirements and provides guidelines for writing effective job application letters, including formatting, content, and structure. The report also includes a sample competency-based job application and a targeted CV, demonstrating how to present educational and professional backgrounds effectively. This comprehensive guide aims to equip individuals with the necessary tools to enhance their career prospects.

MANAGING
PEOPLE AND
CAREER

INTRODUCTION
Managing people and career is not as similar as managing things or even like
managing projects. Every individual is unique and has competent capabilities and talents
along with strength and weakness (Greene and Kirton, 2015). Helping every individual to
attain their potential there is requirement of various motivational strategies and tactics. In this
report a brief description about the targeted cover letter is discussed along with the
competence based job application. In this report a brief discussion about the targeted
Curriculum Vitae is also mentioned.
Cover Letter:
Cover letter is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your
skills and experience. It is the document that accompanies about an individual CV while
applying for any job. This document is having quite rigid structure and has the layout of the
application letter. The main objective of the cover letter is to introduce and present the
resume to the human resource personnel or the recruiter. This document helps in increasing
the chance of getting the job (Baruch, 2006). Moreover, it helps in landing an individual to
interview for the dream job that is wanted. Cover letter consist of header, salutation, body,
closing and signature. An appropriately targeted cover letter is described below:
ERICA LIN
243 Hamilton Blvd.
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45201 United Kingdom
(347 )123-5473
[e-mail]
Dec 8, 2018
Eric Hatcherson
Valley Tech, Inc.
3028 West 104 St,
Cleveland, OH, 44106
[phone]
[e-mail]
Dear Mr. Jackson,

I am extremely inspired by the Record Director job at Valley Tech. In the wake of perusing
the activity obligations, I trust my skill and experience position me as an ideal possibility
for this job. I have somewhere around ten years of involvement in deals and counselling,
demonstrating my capabilities and foundation.
I have worked in deals right off the bat in my profession, and am proficient in client
relationship the board, deals standard, distinguishing purchaser needs, and directing
quarterly reports. With this foundation, I am knowledgeable about drawing in new
customers, arranging understandings, and offering introductions to planned clients. I
ensured I gave amazing support of the best encounters for my customers. Also, my
compelling correspondence and transaction abilities have enabled me to bring home the
bacon with customers effectively, hitting quarterly shares and surpassing deals routinely.
As a past Specialist at Lawful Virtuoso, I have had encounter working with numerous
customers and activities without a moment's delay. It was my business to ensure I built up a
solid association with my customers, guaranteeing I comprehended their requirements and
could arrange any game plan. All the time, I deal with my customer demands, plan new
promoting procedures and proposition, and encourage correspondence on my group. I have
been prepared in understanding my customers and their organizations extremely well,
tending to their issues by proposing extraordinary and inventive arrangements. My job as an
Advisor has demonstrated my compelling verbal and composed relational abilities with
customers, capacity to keep up customer connections, and capacity in producing viable
arrangements on strict time-requirements.
With every one of the jobs I have held, I have created solid associations with my customers
and routinely surpassed shares. My goal-oriented mentality and devotion, alongside my
prepared business foundation, has enabled me to make it all work out viably and deal with
my customer connections extremely well. I trust my past customers and partners will be
glad to talk on my cultivated execution. With my remarkable aptitudes an affair, I am
focused on bringing the best for Valley Tech.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to discussing this further at an interview.
Sincerely,

Erica Lin
Competency-Based Job Application:
A vocation application letter, otherwise called an introductory letter, ought to be sent or
transferred with resume while applying for employments. While resume offers a background
marked by work understanding and a diagram of an individual abilities and achievements, the
activity application letter send to a business clarifies why an individual is fit the bill for the
position and ought to be chosen for a meeting.
The most effective method to Get Started
Before starting and composing the activity of application letter, do some preparation. Think
about what data is needed to incorporate (remembering that space is constrained). Keep in
mind, this letter is presenting a defence for appointment for the job position. Be that as it
may, an individual can improve the situation than simply disgorging the resume.
To incorporate the most persuading, pertinent subtleties in your letter, an individual have to
realize what the business needs. The greatest signs are inside the activity promotion, so invest
some energy unravelling the activity advertisement. Next, coordinate one’s own capabilities
with the business' needs and needs. Make a rundown of one’s own important experience and
aptitudes. For example, if the activity advertisement requires a solid pioneer, consider
instances of when an individual effectively driven a group.
Writing Guidelines for Job Application Letters
Writing a job application letter is very different from a quick email to a friend or a thank-you
note to a relative. Hiring managers and potential interviewers have certain expectations when
it comes to the letter's presentation and appearance, from length (no more than a page) to font
size and style to letter spacing:
Length: A letter of application should be no more than one page long.
Format and Page Margins: A letter of application should be single-spaced with a space
between each paragraph. Use about 1" margins and align your text to the left, which is the
standard alignment for most documents.

Font: Use a traditional font such as Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri. The font size
should be between 10 and 12 points.
What to Include in Each Section of the Letter
There are also set rules for the sections included in the letter, from salutation to sign-off, and
how the letter is organized. Here's a quick lowdown on the main sections included in a job
application letter:
Heading: A letter of application should begin with both your and the employer's contact
information (name, address, phone number, email) followed by the date. If this is an email
rather than an actual letter, include contact information at the end of the letter, after signature.
Header Examples
Salutation: This is your polite greeting. The most common salutation is "Dear Mr./Ms."
followed by the person's last name. Find out more about appropriate cover letter salutations,
including what to do if the person's name is unknown, or are unsure of a contact's gender.
Body of the letter: Think of this section as being three distinct parts.
In the first paragraph, an individual have to mention about the job he/she is applying for and
where he/she saw the job listing.
The next paragraph(s) are the most important part of the application letter. It covers about the
gathering of all that information about what employers were seeking, and how as candidate
an individual can meet their needs. In this paragraph all the relevant details of experience and
accomplishments are mentioned (Siebert and Martin, 2016).
The third and last part of the body of the letter will be thank you to the employer; an
individual can also offer follow-up information.
Complimentary Close: Sign off your email with a polite close, such as "Best" or
"Sincerely," followed by name.
Closing Examples
Signature: End with signature, handwritten, followed by typed name. If this is an email,
simply include typed name, followed by contact information.
Following is brief example of competency-based job application:

Erica Lin
101 Made Up Road, Birmingham, B1 1AA
0044 121 638 3454, E: [e-mail]
Phillip Experts
Enlisting Chief
Daily job Ltd
120 Vyse Road
Birmingham
A85 6NF
8th December, 2018
Dear Sir,
I am writing to express my enthusiasm for your opening for the Records Administrator
position which was promoted today on the www.dailyjob.com site. Being a deals driven
individual with an excited, efficient and devoted way to deal with creating contracts and
developing inbound leads, I believe I would be a perfect possibility for this job. It gives off
an impression of being one which won't just enable me to flourish, however would likewise
assist me with continuing building up my officially significant deals and administrative
capacities. As an inspired and driven bookkeeping proficient, I trust that my degree in
bookkeeping and my important work encounter make me a meriting contender for this
position. I have connected a resume that diagrams my work history and my abilities.
It would be ideal if you enable me to feature my aptitudes that identify with your
necessities for the activity.
• Trained in speculation bookkeeping strategies and financial balance compromise
• Full organization of records receivable and creditor liabilities
• Understanding of money related and commission proclamation designs

• Adept at performing accounts related diary passages
• Proficient in MS Office with magnificent Excel aptitudes
My skill in making exact budgetary reports has dependably been complimented by my
educators and even my temporary job coach. I am sure that my submitted polished skill,
alongside my insight and abilities, would enable me to make an important commitment to
your organization.
I might want to talk about my abilities in detail and take in more about your desires. I
would welcome it in the event that you would offer me a possibility for a meeting at your
most helpful time and date. Kindly don't falter to call me whenever for additional data.
At present I have over five years involvement in dealing with an arrangement of records,
developing associations with key customers, and in effectively driving and persuading
different deals groups. Having a craving to surpass targets and an enthusiasm for deals, my
insight into record the executives is tremendous, and incorporates the capacity to not just
recognize and comprehend a customer's business objectives, however to likewise create
plans for every customer's improvement with the point of helping them to accomplish their
objectives.
Notwithstanding my solid business sharpness, I have a reputation of ensuring that
customers are held for the long haul by making commonly gainful connections. I have
solid introduction and arranging abilities, and have a notoriety for surpassing deals targets,
boosting customer reach, and building connections that are supported by solid business
introduction.
All things considered I feel that I would rapidly fit into your current affectionate and
capable group and help them accomplish the long haul objectives of your quickly
developing organization.
While my joined resume will give you a solid framework of my capacities, I feel that an
individual gathering between us would enable me to clarify in more prominent detail how I

can add to your association.
Much thanks to you for your time and thought.
Yours earnestly
Erica Lin
Targeted CV: A Curriculum Vitae is a short description of the person’s educational and
professional history. It is used when an individual wants to apply for job at interview to read
while waiting to be called in for phone applications.

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Birmingham LinkedIn URL, Website
LATE COLLEGE ALUMNI WITH ENTRY LEVEL POSITION INVOLVEMENT WITH FORTUNE 500
ORGANIZATIONS. LOOKING TO USE EXCELLENT BOOKKEEPING APTITUDES AND SCHOLARLY
INFORMATION TO PICK UP THE PASSAGE LEVEL BOOKKEEPING POSITION AT YOUR FIRM.
COMMITTED, CAPABLE, AND THOROUGH INDIVIDUAL WITH THE ABILITY TO GO PAST WHAT
IS NORMAL AND ACCOMPLISH ORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
North Dakota University
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, May 2016
 Minored in Business Administration
 Distinguished member of university’s Accounting Society
 Relevant Coursework: Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting,
Accounting Systems, Income Tax for Corporations, Cost/Managerial Accounting
 GPA: 3.5 / 4.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Marriott International
Fargo, ND
Accounting Intern December 2015 –
April 2016
 Helped oversee finance and the enlistment of representatives to Jobs and
Pensions benefit for our 150+ worker branch
 Reviewed, arranged, and issued bills and solicitations from over 300+
customers
 Assisted with approaching profit and active installments
 Organized documents, records, money, and money reciprocals to consent to
approach and strategy
Potter & Bukowski
Fargo, ND
Finance Intern May 2013 -
July 2013
 Helped get ready organization charge and credit archives for 4% of our customer
base
 Analysed money related information to guarantee it was recorded and
accommodated
 Conducted specially appointed money related investigation under senior
bookkeeper supervision

 Assisted in day by day and week by week reviews of records, vouchers, and
statutory records
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
 QuickBooks confirmed
 Experienced with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
 Familiar with Gnu Cash, Quicken, and Zip Books programming
 Working capability in Spanish
 Native familiarity with German
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the report that in order manage people and career it is important
to go through the cover letters, job applications and CV so that competencies of an individual
can be identified and managed well. It is also concluded that cover letter is a document that is
having quite rigid structure and has the layout of the application letter. The main objective of
the cover letter is to introduce and present the resume to the human resource personnel or the
recruiter.
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