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Cover letters for part time jobs?

  • 24-10-2008 12:01pm
    #1
    Elessar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭


    I will be looking to get some part time work shortly and have the CV done out. Should I apply a cover letter to each one? I'm going to be handing them out to whatever shops I can see (retail).

    Are CVs alone ok for part time jobs?


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  • #2
    Frisbee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,571 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    I put a short cover letter on my CV when I went for my part-time job.
    Nothing special, just:

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    I would like to apply for a position.... yada yada yada


  • #3
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    Elessar wrote: »
    I will be looking to get some part time work shortly and have the CV done out. Should I apply a cover letter to each one? I'm going to be handing them out to whatever shops I can see (retail).

    Are CVs alone ok for part time jobs?

    You need to make sure you are doing everything possible to get yourself the job.

    A cover letter tailored for each employer - will that improve your chance of getting a job? Absolutely. So a little bit of extra work is worth it, especially considering how competitive the job market is at the moment (and it is very competitive at the moment - I run a couple of jobsites.)

    Make sure you are well dressed and smiley, and only give your CV to the manager.

    I don't know where you live, but the pub on the corner of Wexford Street and Kevin Street in Dublin 2/8 has been looking for part-time staff for quite a while now.


  • #4
    Elessar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭Elessar


    AARRRGH wrote: »
    You need to make sure you are doing everything possible to get yourself the job.

    A cover letter tailored for each employer - will that improve your chance of getting a job? Absolutely. So a little bit of extra work is worth it, especially considering how competitive the job market is at the moment (and it is very competitive at the moment - I run a couple of jobsites.)

    Make sure you are well dressed and smiley, and only give your CV to the manager.

    I don't know where you live, but the pub on the corner of Wexford Street and Kevin Street in Dublin 2/8 has been looking for part-time staff for quite a while now.

    Grand. I'll see what I can do. I assumed cover letters were only for full timers. I suppose it would not hurt to let them know I'm looking for part time.


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