Beating the "Law of Averages"

1. The average resume is given an initial 15-second glance to determine whether it will be tossed or read further.

2. The average hiring manager will receive over 1,000 resumes in application for a single position advertised on the Internet or in the newspaper.

3. 80% of screening takes place at the resume or application level.  If employers can't see your value immediately, you won't get the interview.

4. 86% of employers say the cover letter is important, and many will toss resumes that are sent without a cover letter. 

5. The "average" job search currently takes four and a half months.  Experts tell candidates to plan on spending a month of job searching for every $10,000 in salary. 

But there's good news!  At The Lettersmith, we don't have "average" clients and we don't write "average" resumes!  Most of our clients get interviews in 30 days or less.  In fact, we guarantee it. 

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