Cover Letter Writing Help
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Professional cover letter writing tips: how to craft a resume cover letter that gets results. The cover letter resources we've assembled can help you add a solid cover letter to your job search tool kit.
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Courtesy of noted career specialist Robin Ryan: "Hiring managers agree - good cover letters are very influential. Often forgotten about when applying online, taking time to craft a good cover letter is a very good job hunting strategy to employ."
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"A cover letter is much more than just a letter stating, “I read the job announcement in Sunday’s classified, please accept this letter as an application of interest”. It is a statement that tells the reader what they can expect from you if hired."
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"Eliminate the term "cover letter" from your vocabulary. The very phrase connotes passivity and disguise. Don't think of your correspondence as a quilt, a page attached to your resume to keep it warm..."
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A number of articles discussing cover letter writing. Examples: The Cover Letter Checklist, If Your Resume Is the Cake, Your Cover Letter Is the Icing; The Power of a Good Cover Letter. From Resume Resources.
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“It is with great interest and enthusiasm that I submit my resume for your review.” Most cover letters are written in this humdrum tone. Cover letters do not need to be so dull..."
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"If you're looking for a new job, no matter the type or level, you're likely to be sending your credentials to recruiters or employers by e-mail. But online job-search correspondence often presents a conundrum to job seekers. Their qualms can range from whether to include a cover letter to what to put in it..."
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Courtesy of Linda Matias: "Here’s a newsflash: Cover letters work, plain and simple. This is why I’m intrigued by the fact that a) jobseekers rarely submit them and b) hiring managers seldom read them. As a result, I started asking questions..."
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Nice overview of cover letter essentials, courtesy of Resume Machine.
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"Cover letters are "situation-dependent." Letters sent in response to an ad or to a recruiter in your industry whom you've never met, for example, will be very different. E-mail letters also require special treatment. The circumstances dictate the strategy you adopt in crafting the letter and the information you include..."
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Excerpt from "Cover Letters For Dummies, 2nd Edition", courtesy of Rhode Island College.
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"We've recently put out a call for interns, and because I have some human resources experience, our executive producer asked me to look through the cover letters and resumes and thin the herd. Here are some tips for those of you looking for internships this summer..."
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