In this case, you need to show how your existing skills can be transferred to suit the employer’s required skills. If we use the previous example of insurance claims, perhaps you haven’t any experience working with motor claims so you could write : I have gained an extensive and thorough understanding of insurance claims during my five years in the position of Senior Home Claims Handler. Or the more general : My present job has taught me qualities such as (include qualities that the employer is looking for). How do you write supportive statements? Here are examples of strong, effective statements :
Working with .................... has taught me how important customer service is and has allowed me to become an excellent communicator. I appreciate how important it is to be organised and my role as a ...................has increased my organising skills. During my time as a .................... I have greatly increased my knowledge of computer systems and how to solve any technical problems. As a ...................I have learnt to appreciate how important it is to be self motivated. Whilst I am confident to work on my own I realise that I also need to be part of a team. I recently went on a team building programme which I thoroughly enjoyed as it helped me appreciate my colleagues.
My present position of .................... means that I spend a lot of time talking to customers. As a result, my listening and conversation skills have improved. My long term experience as a ................... has taught me how to ................... During my role as a .....................I have acquired many new skills such as .....................
My present position of .................. has prepared me for a variety of administrative duties, in particular ................... What other statements can you use? Always use strong action words. Try to avoid ‘I feel’ or ‘I think’ as these don’t make you sound confident of your abilities. Also, don’t start every
sentence with ‘I’ or ‘My’. Here are more examples which will help you with the main part of your letter: I understand the need for .................... In this capacity I was able to ..................
Experience has taught me .................. The key strengths I possess are .................. I have experienced, first hand ................... My responsibilities include .................. You’ll find me well-spoken, energetic and confident.
I believe my skill as a ..................... I have extensive experience in ................... The ability to work as a team is one of my strongest skills.
In addition, I have gained working experience of .................. Furthermore, my time here has increased my knowledge of ................. I have excellent communication skills along with .................. My background in ..................has increased my understanding of ................ I appreciate the importance of ..................
And here is a list of strong words you can use in your statements: accomplished achieved acquired assessed balanced briefed coached collected combined communicated completed convinced created decided delegated demonstrated developed educated effected encouraged exceeded formed founded functioned gained gathered generated guided handled highlighted identified improved increased instigated instructed introduced launched led maintained managed marketed motivated negotiated networked observed operated ordered organized participated performed prepared presented prioritised produced programmed provided realised received recommended redesigned reorganised researched revised selected served solved streamlined strengthened studied supported targeted taught traded trained transformed
Here are some strong words to describe yourself : able accurate adaptable consistent creative decisive dedicated diligent dynamic efficient energetic enthusiastic experienced fast flexible imaginative inventive motivated organised outgoing patient persistent positive practical productive punctual quick reliable resourceful responsible self-motivated successful strong talented understanding versatile
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