Writing Cover Letters for Resumes - Write a Positive Heading

Writing Cover Letters Tip 4:

Write a positive, action heading with a strong verb.

Use the journalistic technique of putting verbs in your headings. This lets you start your letter by suggesting an action. Here the verb joining as the first word of the heading shows confidence — so important in a candidate for a sales post.

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John Noakes
1221 Stave Avenue
Washington DC 22090

Sales Executive advertised in
Computer Monthly

Dear Mr Johns

Joining Datacom’s Sales Team

I would like to join Datacom Office Equipment as your new Sales Executive and bring to your organization my 12 years of experience working on international corporate clients for Bestdata.

My training at Bestdata helped me become Regional Sales Representative of the Month four times in two years. After my promotion to North-East Regional Sales Manager, we improved training for sales representatives, revamped our marketing strategy and moved into direct selling on the Internet. Sales increased by 30 per cent in the next year.

Many of these ideas apply to Datacom's product range, especially the innovative portable telephones and fax machines you recently launched in the trade press.

I'd be happy to discuss these ideas at an interview. Could we arrange an interview in early June when I am in New York?

Yours sincerely

John Noakes

Enclosed: Resume

Writing Cover Letters

Writing Cover Letters Tip 4:

Write a positive, action heading with a strong verb.

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