trailofdesire:

magpieandwhale:

trailofdesire:

emilysidhe:

ambienne:

Please give me all the advice you have on writing cover letters. Like, the closer you can get to literally just writing a cover letter for me, the better. Ok bye.

This is how I did the one for my librarian position.  I hope it helps.

Dear Person Hiring for this Job,

I am writing to ask you to consider me for X position.  This is a paragraph about why I want to do X position in general.  It includes at least one personal detail and at least one job skill I consider a particular strength.  It argues that I am passionate about this career.  It is not long.

I have had the opportunity to gain experience in this job by - paragraph about my work or study experience.  It should go from most recent experience back.  Include some details about your responsibilities/achievements in your most recent or most important positions.  If you have mostly study experience, give more detail about what exactly you studied.  If you shadowed people, mention that.  If your work experience is largely unrelated, try to shoehorn some of it in (e.g. I gained experience working with people by).  You can supplement with relevant hobbies.  (But if you do have recent, relevant work experience, you should largely be detailing that.  Only embroider the other stuff if you need to flesh it out.)  This should be the longest paragraph.

I hope you will consider allowing me to do X thing at your company.  This is a few sentences about why I want to work at your company in particular and what I think I could bring.  Try to mention at least one detail from the company website, so they know you visited it.  This is a short paragraph that parallels the first one.

Thank you very much for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

Person You Would Be a Fool Not to At Least Interview

oh my god thank you this is relevant to current interests

Two other points, to challenge what’s being said above a little:

1) Remember that the person reading this cover letter wants to know how you can contribute to the company. Not how excited you are about the position: it’s all about what they gain. Try framing the whole thing in that sense — “You would gain my X awesome skill that would help you Y with your mission.” “Here’s why I’m awesome and a great fit for making your company go better.”

2) At the end, ask for the interview. “I am available at PHONE NUMBER at your convenience. I look forward to speaking with you about this great opportunity soon.” Maybe even say you’ll be following up at a specific time and date. Ask for the job. People respond to that, and it’s a good way to fake confidence until you make it. Ask for the job.

Okay, three points. People reading cover letters get SO BORED going through them. Think about starting off with a story that relates to why you’re interested in the job, or that demonstrates a skill or a strong interest that would make you a good candidate. Be memorable — people remember stories, even (maybe especially) very little ones.

*hoards advice*

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yourbigsisnissi:

The reason why the love between a mother and her son is so powerful is because it’s often unconditional. No matter how many times he messes up, she will be there to clean his mess. She will be there with a hug and with love. So for many of the men with this kind of relationship with their mother, when it’s time to date, they look for a woman like their mother. As in a woman that will be with them no matter how much they mess up. They see women with big hearts and big capacity to love and hope that the love will excuse all of their foolishness.

That’s what many men expect. A woman like Mom, who will baby them and coddle them and not force them to be accountable for their bad decisions.

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r-rebxllious:

teaforyourginaa:

lordbape:

sending “I hope you get that job” vibes to the people out here tryna get jobs

reblogging for yall bc the shit worked for me lol

Karma will pop me if I don’t

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youngblackandvegan:

The biggest test for if a man is the one for me is how he deals with my feelings Some men will dismiss the emotions you have and see them as a problem. They will dismiss how you feel or ignore you or try to placate you with gifts and sex to shut you up and circumvent the problems. The reason why that’s dangerous is because over time you begin to think that problems in the relationship are your fault. You’re too emotional. You’re too impatient. You’re a nag. You’re ungrateful. Slowly but surely you begin to shut up and when things don’t improve you continue to put all the weight on you and he gets to act like it’s all good. A man that’s truly after my heart cherishes me enough to take time to make me happy. I have had times when me and my guy aren’t on the same page and he will drive over to see me to have a face to face conversation because over the phone isn’t working. I have had times when I say “never mind” when I’m clearly upset and he’ll say “sweetheart speak your mind.” A man who loves you will not treat your feelings like a burden. And if there are things to fix in a relationship he will happily work with you through the frustration because he wants you both to be happy. Don’t allow yourself to become a mouse when it comes to how you feel just because a man doesn’t have the emotional capacity to have empathy or the communication skills to talk through things. The problem is him, not you. And you have to know you deserve better than that

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yourbigsisnissi:

Ask the questions

What are we?

What are your intentions?

Do you see us being together?

What are your expectations?

Here are my expectations. Do you think you can meet them?

Are you interested in something serious or casual?

Are we exclusive?

Open. Your. Mouth. And. ASK

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miseducatedmelanicmuse:

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madeinthedarknyc:

I really do love that romantic shit yo

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chubrubbinmermaid:

aethanknorthe:

w-ander-lusts:

mysoleisred:

- a stable job that i love

- enough money to live comfortably and travel

- a fulfulling relationship

Putting this out into the universe

again

So mote it be !

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yourbigsisnissi:

I don’t believe in trying to change the person you’re dating. You see them, as they are, and decide if what you’ve learned about them shows that you’re compatible. It’s why when I date a person, before getting into a relationship, i don’t give people a list of what I’m looking for. I don’t get into a relationship with a man who isn’t generous, and then try to make him generous. I don’t get into a relationship with a man with no ambition, and then get mad when he doesn’t get a job. I don’t get into a relationship with a guy who has relationships/friendships that make me uncomfortable, and then think when I get into a relationship with him he needs to cut off the people that make me feel uncomfortable.

If you date someone, see who they are, and realize hey aren’t what you want or need or deserve, I don’t believe in taking on the project of molding them into the ideal person for you. I believe in paying attention to who the person is, and severing ties when it’s clear this person isn’t for you. And to do that requires that you sharpen your spiritual discernment and that you trust yourself and your judgment to know who is and isn’t good for you.

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aintnosuchthingastoothick:

Any nigga that doesn’t deserve you is fully aware of the fact that he doesn’t. However, if you are willing to put up with him, he will not stop you.

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yourbigsisnissi:

“When you cannot release, you cannot receive.”

- Pastor this morning

miseducatedmelanicmuse:

Amen 🙏🏾

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yourbigsisnissi:

What you’ve sown in tears you will reap in joy

Turning your mourning into dancing

yourbigsisnissi:

beautifulblackcouplesus:

TBT Let’s go back to these type of photos😂

Engagement photo inspiration

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