<p>What should you write in these job requests, ive submitted 3 emails to 3 different positions in the Research/lab category, and 1 of them responded saying the job has been filled, but the other 2 have yet to respond, its been practically 2 weeks since i sent out the email. </p>
<p>I just wrote my name, ID number, and the classes ive taken that pertain, should i be writing anything more?</p>
<p>Umm… I’d suggest writing a professional-looking cover letting and attaching a well-written resume. Also apply to more than 3 positions.
I’ve applied to about 35 and about a quarter of them have responded. I’ve done three interviews so far and have 2 more scheduled.</p>
<p>Also, because of budget cuts and the fact it’s still summer, a lot of people are out of the office until like a week before school. I applied to some jobs weeks ago and just finally got responses because they were out of the office.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>by cover story do you mean like a short bio of the applicant?
im adding like positions I’ve held in high school and like extracurricular stuff I did (are these things necessary?)</p>
<p>i meant to say cover letter not letting.</p>
<p>I’d make the cover letter pretty short but not too short. I basically introduced myself, saying i was an incoming freshman, my major, I included my availability (i.e. when you have free time to work) for fall quarter (please do this, they’ll ask for it anyway so impress them by already being prepared with it), my work-study award amount, ucla id, name, etc etc. All in all it was no longer than 3/4 of a page. These people are sent tens of emails wanting these jobs so you want to get across as much information about yourself in as little space as possible so as not to waste their valuable time.</p>
<p>If you have little or no job experience, then focus your resume on your talents/skills. For example, I only have had one previous job. So I mainly focused my resume on my computer skills and knowledge. This alone has gotten me a lot of interviews. You just got to make yourself stand out from all the other freshman applicants with zero experience and no idea what they’re doing (not saying i’m any better, but i have had some success as evidenced by the number of interview requests i’ve had). </p>
<p>Only include relevant information. If you’re an expert horse-rider… then that’s probably not relevant to any of the work-study jobs therefore it’s just a waste to include it. But if you were applying for an equestrian sort of job, then it’d be appropriate.</p>
<p>If you worked in your school library, or TA’d for a high school teacher, then those might be relevant things to include.</p>
<p>Also, be prepared to send references (contact information of people who will say good things about you) because some of the employers will want them. If you have letters of recommendation, I’d print them out and bring them to your interview. It usually impresses the interviewer and makes you look interested in the job.</p>
<p>whoa but they want these positions applied through email, how am i supposed to supply something like that, i mean i can write about all the things you described but i think it has to be done within an email doesnt it?</p>
<p>Then attach your resume as a Microsoft Word document.</p>
<p>Yes, your email to them IS your cover letter. That is where you briefly introduce yourself, etc.</p>
<p>Then you attach your resume as a Word document. You can save your references in another Word document if you’d like as well.</p>
<p>you should attach as a PDF if possible.</p>
<p>Should we include our GPA in the resume?</p>
<p>i wouldnt put mine, but thats because it would probably work against me.</p>
<p>what Deuces said!!!</p>
<p>The whole purpose of a resume is to summarize your talents, skills, experience, etc… in essence to make you look good! So don’t put anything that will make you seem less desirable. Of course if they ask for it explicitly you’ll need to supply that information to them but otherwise just keep it to yourself.
Think of it like trying to impress a girl (if you’re a guy), you wouldn’t tell her that you have severe chronic flatulence even though it may be true. You just tell her the good stuff at first.</p>
<p>that’s right, include any recent GPA if it’s an impressive one, definitely looks good and gives just another reason why they may choose you for an interview.</p>