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How to Apply when there is No Opening: 7 Sentence Cover Letter

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Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses how to apply when there is no opening: 7 sentence cover letter!

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SUMMARY
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Should you apply or reach out to an organization when they don't have a job posting?

Heck Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Three reasons:

1. Great organizations are always, always combing the world for the greatest talent.
2. They’ll trade up. If there are ten people in an organization, there's at least one or two of them the company would be willing to trade out for a better performer. 100 people in the company, that's ten to 20 people they’d likely trade out.
3. Less competition. There'll be a lot less competition. If there's no job posting, it's a deterrent for well more than 90% of the people.

Now, how should I do it?

When you want to target a company and don’t see a job positing, reach out with this cover letter (introduction, email, etc.):

1. Why you’re writing to them.
2. Your rationale for why you want to job them.
3. What you offer and why you're a great fit.
4. Home run accomplishment.
5. Pointing them in the direction of more evidence of why you're a great fit.
6. Welcome the opportunity to speak with them.
7. Thank them for their consideration.

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Andrew LaCivita is an internationally recognized executive recruiter, award-winning author, trainer, and founder and chief executive officer of milewalk and the milewalk Academy. He’s dedicated his career to helping people and companies realize their potential, consulting to more than two hundred organizations and counseling more than eleven thousand individuals. He often serves as a trusted media resource and is the award-winning author of Interview Intervention, Out of Reach but in Sight, and The Hiring Prophecies.

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OTHER SOURCES IN THE WORLD
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I'm happy to share other people's work on the tell me about yourself question. This is not an endorsement of their techniques, but simply alternate viewpoints.
businessinsider.com/applying-to-a-company-that-…
wikihow.com/Apply-for-an-Unlisted-Job

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