1. Motivation letter Career Management October 2008 http://www.jobhow.org/11.html

2. How to prepare a successful Motivation Letter? 1.A convincing Motivation Letter should attend a convincing C.V. 2.A new Motivation Letter for every application should be prepared! Do not use ready prepared texts from web-sites, giving instructions! Be yourself and show your personal traits and ambitions 3. Address a real person in your Motivation Letter. Find the name of the Human Resource Manager or the line manager or the top manager

3. How to prepare a successful Motivation Letter? 4.Make the Motivation Letter not longer than ONE page Use about 80 % of the page, concentrate in high quality information, be employer-oriented, do NOT use too many details – keep them for the interview 5.Show the employer why you are so valuable for the company, what is so valuable in you, why you are the best applicant for this very job. Demonstrate that you understand the production process of the company

4. How to prepare a successful Motivation Letter? 6. Speak about your future employer not for yourself, show him you understand the production process of his company and you can solve possible problems there 7. Do not show more than three of your personal priorities at once – this is a basic rule in the theory of efficient selling skills and you sell yourself now The three traits or other priorities should be shown unambiguously in the C.V. 8. Use powerful words such as manage, organize, innovate, optimize, develop, coordinate, produce, negotiate, produce, enlarge, control, evaluate, implement, etc.

5. How to prepare a successful Motivation Letter? 9. Arrange the text properly, use the official language - Bold the significant information -Use bullets -Use the official standard format A4 -Use more expensive coated paper, thick and white -Use large print, broader type – Verdana is good for the purpose -The C.V. an the Motivation Letter should look the same as style and organization

6. How to prepare a successful Motivation Letter? 10. Do not loose the initiative! Finish the Motivation Letter with a question or an offer AND -check for mistakes, -use the official language -Be positive