From the article: Cover Letter Tips
Do you have a cover writing tip? Share your best tips for writing cover letters that help you get the interview. Share Your Tips
~ Cover Letter Objectives ~
- What a Cover Letter should do for you? >> Reflects your personality, motivation and communication ability >> Demonstrates skills, experience and or educational background you have, which matches the employment advertisement >> Sets a precedence for your resume >> Acts as an opening statement of character building What should a Cover Letter do for a company? >> States which position you are applying to >> How you heard about the position >> What you know about the company >> Why you want to work for the company
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Speak to Their Needs
- As you write your cover letter, make sure you are speaking to the needs of the company and the position. Instead of generalizations, address the requirements of the position and how you fulfill those needs (including relevant successes).
- —Guest Melina Murray
Cover Letter & Resume Should Match
- Make sure you use your resume letterhead for your cover letter to maintain a consistent brand and professional appearance. Also use the same font and bullet styles on the cover letter as used in the resume. Presentation matters!
- —Guest August Cohen, CPRW, NCRW, CARW
Is Cover Letter More Important?
- Interviewers often pay more attention to the cover letter or email than the resume. Why? Because the resume is often created by a professional resume writer or outplacement consultant, while the cover letter is usually the product of the applicant. Sloppy grammar and many misspellings tell you a lot about the individual. See the chapter on cover letters in "Much of What You Know about Job Search Just Ain't So." Read the first chapter free at Barnes & Noble - http://bn.com
- —Guest Interview Doctor
Research Pays Off
- Take the time to find out what you can about the company, and hiring manager. Send the cover letter (CC: HR) & resume to the manager if you know who they are. Paint a picture of the possible: why you, specifically, can impact the company, and prove it by pointing to work you've done in the past that seems applicable to the job/ company in question. Martin Burns Recruiting Manager/ Job Search Blogger ZoomInfo
- —Guest Martin Burns
Writing Cover Letters
- Take the time to customize your letter so it reflects why you are a strong applicant for the job. Use your cover letter to sell your skills to the hiring manager.
- —Guest Georgie Snow
Cover Letter Tip
- Proof your cover letter, proof it again, then have someone else read it for you to make sure it's perfect.
- —Guest Mikalia
