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Surefire Cover-Letter Technique:
Job-Seeker Career Change Stories

 

This article details one of the types of stories job-seekers can tell in a cover letter and provides examples of how to tell that type of story for job-search success.

 

Stories to Explain a Career Change.

 

While short-term job and career tenures are much more accepted than they used to be, many decision-makers are still suspicious of career-changers and want to know what motivates the change. Their mental question is: "Why should I consider this career-changing candidate over someone who has always been in this field?" Your story must answer that question by showing your enthusiasm and passion for your new career as well as your transferable skills:

At the very instant I read your ad for a Merchandising Specialist, everything clicked. The description of the job became one with my passion, and I knew the match between me and this job was perfect. I'm ready to make my contribution in an environment where excellence is a given. I accept your challenge; I know I have what it takes, can prove it, and am poised to take my mark and go.

 

I became a chiropractor because of my desire to help people and make a difference. I strive to do the same with my writing. As a health professional with significant health/medical writing and publishing experience, I have a wealth of skills and talents to offer in the Staff Writer position you currently have open. I am eager to put my attributes to work for you at Healthy Body magazine.

 

My successes have been frequent and consistent since I joined The Buenger Corporation 10 years ago when it was a $90 million company. I played a key role in the organization's growth to $1 billion. However, I've progressed as far as possible. As a result, I've decided to take on new challenges in a growing firm like yours that could benefit from my large-corporation experience.

 

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