1. Résumé and Cover Letter Goodness! Feraco Myth to Science Fiction + SDAIE 24 February 2015

2. What’s the Point?  Qualifications  Personal History (Connection / Fit)  Goals (Definition)  Lots of Competition (Distinctiveness)  Track Record (Confidence)  Skills (The Balanced Life)  Land a Job!

3. How Do We Do This?  I am awesome.  You are awesome.  You will be more awesome if you hire me.  Let’s be awesome together!

4. I Am Awesome  What do I offer you?  What sort of personal connection do I have with your firm or your work?  What separates me from other deserving candidates?  Why am I interested in doing this?  What is my ultimate goal?

5. You Are Awesome  Why apply to this company? (…as opposed to all of the others)  What about this line of work stands out / seems important / appeals to you?  What should you recognize about the job and what will be asked of you going in?  Notice there’s bleed-over between the sections…

6. You Will Be More Awesome If You Hire Me  What specific things will we accomplish together?  What are my specific goals?  What are the company’s goals?  What are my ideas regarding the future?  We will be awesome together!