How NOT to Write a Cover Letter

Most networking and job hunting seminars now advise people not to waste their time writing cover letters since - more often than not - they're simply not read.  Your resume goes into a database, and when the company wants to fill a position, they scan the database for relevant keywords and call the people whose resumes score within a certain range.  Consequently, spending hours crafting the perfectly worded cover letter seldom pays the benefits you would expect after investing hours of careful effort.

That being said, this guy seems to have the right approach - unless, of course, he wants to be taken seriously...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/23/epic-cover-letter_n_865569.html

The Jokes Keep Coming

One of the blessings of keeping a blog on a subject as universal as the job search is that people never stop sending tips, stories, or even the occasional cartoon (below).  In this case, while it's obvious this friend had the Mets on his mind, any Nats fan can undoubtedly share in the sentiment that also parallels this blog's thematic imagery.  (Could I sound any more like the proverbial English major with that sentence?  On second thought, don't answer that...)

Keep the faith!

Friday Funnies - Belated

Been a while since I updated these for Friday, but a friend forwarded this & it was too good not to post. 

(Reminder:  I have no copyright to this image, but since this is not a profiting blog, hey, take it as a chance to chuckle, okay?)