desperatly seeking cover letter advice

jsteine1 · Sep 10, 2005

Hello all. Heres the thing. I have been trying for the past months to get into loacal hospitals. Doing the online applications attaching my resume and cover letter, and hardly any responses. Probably because I mainly have clerical experience. I am going to school for nursing and really want to be in that environment. I was just wondering would it be to pushy to make up a whole new cover letter maybe stating I don't know something to fact that I have been applying for almost a year and thats where I need the help. I do not want to sound desperate I just want to get their attention, for them to see that I am eagar to learn the new skills with training.

Unfortunately, in many health care settings I wonder who actually pulls off the cover letters and resumes from online submissions or whether they do at all...

They may not have any clerical positions open at all, thus you are not getting a response. It's rude, trust me, I know! I would suggest walking in to HR at the places you wish to work, looking sharp. You might have a better shot at something that fits your skills. You will find that if an open position does not exist that matches your skills, you will not get a response. They are too busy processing the people that match their needs at any given time.You need to find out what they are looking for, is it in food service or perhaps the ancillary services, ask for a job desciption and personally explain what you can bring to the position. Best of luck!