The Trojan Thank-You Note!

I recently received this great tip on using thank-you notes to make ourselves stand out. It came from Kevin Donlin of Guerilla Resumes. 

Here are the four parts: 

1. Get a thank-you note and matching envelope.
2. Start your cover letter like this, “Thank you for reading this letter.” Then proceed with your killer cover letter.
3. Fold your resume and cover letter to fit them inside the thank-you note and then insert it into the envelope. (This is the Trojan part, because the contents are completely unexpected. Get it?)
4. Mail to the hiring manager, whom you’ll address by name. Hand-write the address on the envelope, neatly! 

Why does this work? Only two things come in small, square envelopes: thank-you notes and party invitations. Both are good and an HR Manager would have a hard time just throwing it in the trash as junk mail. 

Go ahead and try it out. Let me know if it works.

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