Writing a Cover Letter
A Cover Letter is Essential to Your Success!
Writing a cover letter is a critical part of the job application process. It is your introduction to the employer, a chance to get noticed. A cover letter template is provided to help make yours a winner.  Why Writing a Cover Letter is Important: - Hiring Managers expect it
- Your competition will have one
- It ties your resume to a specific job opening
- It can tie your resume to a specific person
- It will bring focus to a specific date or time frame
- It will emphasize a personal connection
- It can highlight or expand on parts of your resume
Follow the link to Cover Letter Formats to see how to lay out your letter. Writing a cover letter does not have to hard! Get started by downloading a Cover Letter Template. It will make it easy to organize your information. To download the template you will need an adobe reader. You can get a free version of the Adobe Reader, here. A great cover letter is customized to suit each job posting. It shows you understand the requirements of the job and have spent the time to put forward your qualifications in terms of the employers needs. Want to see an Excellent Example of a Great Cover Letter? Take a look at this Cover Letter Sample to see how to make a great impression.
Qualities of a Great Cover Letter - Make a great first impression - neat and readable with a good balance of white space
- Interesting opening - grabs the readers attention, sets up your enclosure for the specific position
- Follows standard business letter format
- Presents your case for employment in terms of benefits to the employer.
- Uses clear strong language in active voice
- Makes you look highly competent and calls attention to special points of interest
- Concludes with a strong call to action
- Is free of all spelling and grammatical errors
Here is another excellent Cover Letter Example with the qualities to impress any employer.
Cover Letter Content, Make it Interesting!
Hiring Managers may scan your letter for as little as 5 seconds. You must have an interesting opening.  If it's broken! I can fix it. With over 10 years of experience I am very interested in the diesel mechanic position as posted in the New York Times. My resume is enclosed for your review. An opening paragraph should explain why you are writing the letter, what specific job you are applying for and that your resume is enclosed. The middle section (one or more paragraphs) should contain the main message of the letter. This would include a few comments about your qualifications,highlight or clarify your accomplishments or enhances information in your resume. This is where you tell them what you got and most importantly what's in it for them. The closing paragraph should summarize the purpose for the letter, a call to action. The purpose of writing a cover letter is to create enough interest to get an interview. Completed your Cover Letter?,Great Job! Follow the link to Cover Letter Advice and use the checklist provided to make sure you have all the bases covered. Final Step! Proof read, Proof read and Proof read again to make certain your letter does not contain any grammatical or spelling errors.
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