Help with a difficult covering letter and Changing my CV.

[Mr POD]

With Redundancy looming I'm taking the opportunity to apply for jobs I've always wanted to do but never did because I had a safe steady job pulling in a steady salary.

I'm Currently a Chartered Manufacturing Engineer with a lean six sigma back ground.

I've applied for :

Trainee Train Driver (at every single TOC) where I concentrated on the risk assessment and following procedures side of my career
Sales Engineer, where I concentrated on the Customer Interface roles I have played in New Product Introduction and as a Quality Engineer (standing in front of JCB and explaining why they shouldn't screw us to the wall with nails and leave us to bleed)
Lean Consultant, where I concentrated on the ability to convince factory managers and operators that they BOTH need to change, and prising money out of tight fisted CEO's for major investment (which proved right and doubled his money in 2 years)

But this one stumps me.

Car Sales. On paper and in reality I have no experience. Only a life of getting win win situations in difficult situations. And a love of the brand they are selling (although personally thoughts is that they peaked in 1992)
I'd have never considered applying for this type of role because I don't particularly like the risk of loosing the comfort of a regular income, and relying on commission. The basic salary wouldn't be worth getting out of bed for, but for 3 months (July to Sept) I have my current salary, so the risk is minimal.

I want my covering letter to really stand out.

Any Ideas (No pink paper!!!)

[cs02rm0]

Mr POD said:

Only a life of getting win win situations in difficult situations. And a love of the brand they are selling

Start and end there?

[Mr POD]

cs02rm0 said:

Mr POD said:

Only a life of getting win win situations in difficult situations. And a love of the brand they are selling

Start and end there?

Dear Sir,

My CV will show that I have spent my working career negotiating win win situations in difficult situations. It will also detail a perverse love of the XXXXXX brand.

I look forward to your call

Jacko.

A little short perhaps but an idea all the same

[shirt]

i think the best bet would to be honest. tailor your cv to show ability to hit targets and achieve goals etc. and with the cov. letter just put the reasons why you want to do it. much better than trying to BS them and i would have thought the simple fact a chartered engineer wants to be a car salesman would make your application stand out amongst the others.

is it selling vauxhalls purchance? please let it be a 'no'!

[Mr POD]

shirt said:

i think the best bet would to be honest. tailor your cv to show ability to hit targets and achieve goals etc. and with the cov. letter just put the reasons why you want to do it. much better than trying to BS them and i would have thought the simple fact a chartered engineer wants to be a car salesman would make your application stand out amongst the others.

is it selling vauxhalls purchance? please let it be a 'no'!

Well, of 3 jobs listed in the NW (on various media) that I can find one is definately GM related. So what if I personally think they peaked with Nova GTE and mk3 cav Gsi in the early 90's ?

[shirt]

i need to get my arse into gear re: job hunting, though don't want to spoil my 1 application: 1 interview record, which will be perfick if i get the job!