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ASSESS & ALIGN
RESUME / COVER LETTER to JOB DESCRIPTION
We have seen applications where the person’s skills and capabilities were perfect for the job but their inability to craft an attention grabbing cover letter and inability to customize their resume to highlight their very real and very valuable credentials caused their application to be discarded…
We have seen beautifully written resumes tossed out because the match to the job description was not apparent to the person assessing the application…
We have seen people who were more than suitable for the role being discounted because they chose to emphasize what they were looking for in a new role and forgot to highlight why the hiring company would be making a smart decision by hiring them…
We have seen well written cover letters that map well to the job description yet because the highlights within the cover letter were not easily found within the resume, the application was rejected…
We have seen a grammatical error serve as the sole reason for throwing out an otherwise fully complete and highly relevant application…
We have seen people fresh out of college reviewing the applications of people with twenty plus years of extremely relevant experience and value laden expertise; unless the applications stands out at the very first glance, the reviewer will reject the application because he/she has neither the time nor the inclination to read beyond the first few lines…
We know that writing a custom cover letter and fine tuning a resume to match what the hiring company is looking for is difficult, made even more so by the fact that the writer is writing from their perspective and not from the perspective of those who will be reviewing the application. We can help bridge the perspective gap…
We know that a grammatically correct and perfectly spelled cover letter in one thing, writing the cover letter to align with key elements of the job description is another thing entirely. We can help by pinpointing what is missing from the cover letter and what should be improved...
We know that a well formatted resume is one thing; tuning the resume to emphasize specific capabilities and accomplishments that echo to the requirements of the new job is another thing entirely. We can help by donning the hat of the ‘assessor’ and highlighting what aspects of the resume can be improved or adjusted…
Here’s a snapshot of how it works…
The process is totally electronic and is designed to ensure that we provide you with the independent, unbiased and expert support you deserve. While the process outline might seem protracted, it is not – we can process submissions from step 1 through step 7 inclusive in as little as 8 hours. We strive to turn around all submissions within 24 hours but this we cannot guarantee.
1. Send an initial e-mail to Information@TLIRGroup.com outlining your interest, a snapshot of the opportunity you want to go after, your contact details and the turnaround time you are looking for.
2. We will confirm back to you via e-mail that we can address the timeline or suggest alternatives for your consideration. This confirmation will provide you with the terms and conditions of the service along with an I.D. code, this code must be entered into the appropriate field on the Payment screen (Step 3.)
3. As part of this confirmation we will then ask that you send payment through the safe and secure PayPal function (click on PayPal icon below). Naturally, if you have questions before making payment, send us an e-mail quoting the I.D. code, we will happy to answer any questions you may have.
4. Upon receipt of payment, we will send you an e-mail asking you to forward the materials we require (see below for details).
5. Upon receipt of the materials, we will acknowledge receipt and reconfirm the timeline.
6. We will conduct the Assessment.
7. We will send you a summary of our findings and observations along with copies of the original materials suitably tagged using ‘track changes’ of any changes, additions or notations we have made.
8. We will be pleased to address any questions or need for clarification you may have about our findings and observations. Send one e-mail with these questions by e-mail and we will quickly respond either by e-mail or by telephone. Please note: the number of assessments we conduct allows us to set a very attractive price point which is aligned to one and only one follow-up opportunity by e-mail/telephone.
The Materials (Step 3): One copy of each in Word format:
1. Your resume you intend to submit as part of the job application
2. The cover letter you intend to submit as part of the job application.
3. The job description/advertisement. Note: If the job is posted on a web site please copy, cut and paste into a Word document and send it to us.
4. Any supporting materials including internet links that will provide us with a better sense of who the target company is, what they do, etc.
Notes:
¨ Do Not Send Payment without first going through steps 1 and 2.
¨ Do Not Send Materials without going through Steps 1 through 3.
¨ If we find that the submitted materials are exceptionally good and that in our judgement; our findings and observations about how to improve the material would bring minimal incremental value, we will provide you with alternate value by providing you with our thoughts and views about how you should best represent critical elements of the material during any subsequent interviews.
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