Nope, just a paragraph stating my availability and location details.
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Do you always send a covering letter when applying for contracts?
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I don't recall doing that whilst being a permie... well, not for a long time.Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostNever. That's what permie applicants do.If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.Comment
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Possibly why you didnt get the permie jobs then!Originally posted by pmeswani View PostI don't recall doing that whilst being a permie... well, not for a long time.
I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!
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Ironically, in all the permie jobs I got, I don't recall sending a covering letter with my CV or application form.Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostPossibly why you didnt get the permie jobs then!
If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.Comment
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Nope, not once.Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.Comment
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Never. I email my CV. Then call the agent about an hour later. The trick then is to get past the "well, give me a chance to read it..." standard response.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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No-If the job is advertised on jobserve I either recognise the agency or the person . If its a new advertiser I try to find the persons name and then invite him to connect via Linkedin. Then I apply via jobserve.
Do you really believe that an agent has time to read 200 CVs+ Covering letter+ answering the phone to discuss the postion with contractors he already knows.
Maybe- If the position is advertised in a foreign language by a foreign sounding name on an English job site to prove that you can communicate in the required language.
Yes If it is an actual company advertising.Comment
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RE Covering Letter
I was told sometime ago by an agency that with Jobserve only the first document was transmitted, so if a covering letter was attached the cv did not get through to the agency. Don't know if problem still persistsbut I do not take any chances and send cv only. Agree with other replies that better to tune cv to the vacancy.Comment
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I put the buzzwords from the advert within one paragraph in my covering e-mail.
Haven't done a cover letter since I started contracting.
What a quaint notion..."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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