When you are trying to make the transition from one career to another, it is important to let people know what you have to offer and why they should consider talking to you. After all, you may not have the pre-requisite experience. Your job, then, is to let them know why you, with the experience you do have, would be an asset to their field and company. What follows are 10 tips to get the interview that could change your career path, and your life.
1. Identify how you got this person's name. Were you referred? By whom? While the best referrals are personal, you can also create excellent referrals by finding logical links to your target contacts. Did you hear them at a conference, read an article that mentioned the person, see an excellent Web site that triggered this letter? Are you both graduates of the same school, members of the same club or religious organization, have children at the same school?
2. Be sure your letter includes ALL your contact information: phone, fax and e-mail!
3. Spell check everything in the letter and be sure you have all titles written correctly. If your campaign includes writing multiple letters at the same time, double check to be sure you have the correct information on each letter. In your haste to get yourself out there, you don't want to affiliate one company president with the wrong organization.
