Ask a Manager is very keen on cover letters. She has some advice on writing one here: [link] She's presented a few examples of good cover letters in her blog as well, such as: [link]
See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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billytea - Oct 23, 2019 1:10:01 am PDT #12542 of 30019
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Gris - Oct 23, 2019 1:16:01 am PDT #12543 of 30019
Hey. New board.
Steph, your story helps confirms my feeling that Kroger was improving as an organization throughout the years I was in their territory. Maybe it's just certain stores, but getting a small cart party approved by corporate speaks to something good.
Laura - Oct 23, 2019 1:42:29 am PDT #12544 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh no, Dana. Hope the fever was just a passing fluke and all is well this morning.
I love the small cart party! My local Publix used to be a great neighborhood store with jammies worn by customers on Sunday morning with coffee and pastries and such. Then they moved to a bigger store and it has never been the same.
Cover letters mattered to me given multiple qualified people. But if the resume of one was spot on and they didn't even bother with a cover I still had them in the select pile. So preferred, but not essential.
Kate P. - Oct 23, 2019 2:15:00 am PDT #12545 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Gris, our local Kroger is going through a major reno right now and has been for months. I think you would approve of the changes -- basically turning it into a copy of Fancy Kroger in Inglewood -- but in the meantime it is taking forever and every time you go in, half of what you need is in a new location. I spent at least 10 minutes last week trying to find the peanut butter. Eventually, though, it should be great!
Gris - Oct 23, 2019 5:01:22 am PDT #12546 of 30019
Hey. New board.
I feel like that store got renovated every two years while we were there. But yeah when they bought that store next door, I could see the (good!) writing on the wall.
Zenkitty - Oct 23, 2019 5:03:56 am PDT #12547 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
So the cover letter is read AFTER the resume makes it through? I always thought the cover letter was read first, and the point was to get them to read the resume. Huh. That makes a difference.
Dana - Oct 23, 2019 5:08:52 am PDT #12548 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh no, Dana. Hope the fever was just a passing fluke and all is well this morning.
How did you do that? The fever was already going down when I went to bed, and I'm fine this morning. No fever or body aches. So that's good, although I'm kind of confused.
Calli - Oct 23, 2019 5:19:59 am PDT #12549 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Copperbadge did a cover letter template that I've been using in my sporadic "get me the hell away from 100 F days in October" job searches. [link]
I mean, I haven't gotten a job from it yet because here I still am. But I've gotten some phone interviews.
Jesse - Oct 23, 2019 5:35:16 am PDT #12550 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So the cover letter is read AFTER the resume makes it through? I always thought the cover letter was read first, and the point was to get them to read the resume. Huh. That makes a difference.
Totally depends! But online, yeah, I probably scan the resume first to make sure the pass basic qualifications.
Jesse - Oct 23, 2019 5:44:51 am PDT #12551 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In other news, I have a colleague who turns out to be British, which is surprising because she uses a nearly impeccable American accent at the office! I just got her to give me her British accent, and it was stunning!