Cover Letters An Important Introduction
our resume can present yourself and give a brief
your skills, education and highlight of why you think you
experience to a possible are right for the position.
employer, but your cover letter
must encourage the perspective Think about this, you would never
employer enough to consider you show up at a perspective
from hundreds of candidates employer's door uninvited,
competing for a particular job therefore your resume should
opening. never just show up on the hiring
manager's desk without some kind
Your cover letter must be a of introduction. Your cover
presentation of your letter is that introduction.
qualifications and abilities and Through it, you introduce
must be presented in a yourself, sell your
professional yet personalized qualifications and show them that
format that says you are serious you are a strong candidate for
about getting hired. It is your the position. You don't put too
first chance to make a good much information into it, just
impression and makes the hiring enough to make them interested in
manager want to continue to read learning more about you and what
your enclosed resume. you can offer the company in
terms of your abilities and
Do You Really Need a Cover experience.
Letter?
Cover letters should be created
You bet that you do! It is the with care. Don't rush it, take
first chance you have to market your time to think through what
yourself to a perspective needs to be mentioned in it and
employer. It is the most write a draft on paper. Go over
important way to introduce it afterwards and edit it for
spelling and grammar. You don't are a good fit for the job and
want to send a cover letter that briefly mention the highlights of
is full of errors. Here are some your career. State your
steps to help you create your own intentions and qualifications.
cover letter. Hiring managers do not want to
read a list of skills that have
Creating a cover letter nothing to do with the position
you are applying for. They want
1. Get personal to see that you have the skills
The cover letter should be needed to do the job well.
directed to a specific individual
whenever possible. Because many 3. Talk about your strengths
companies recruit for many Hiring managers want to know why
positions at the same time you you think you are right for the
should also indicate the position position. Tell them in a big way
title you are applying for. by listing some of your major
career accomplishments. The point
2. Why do you want this job? here is to make the best
The cover letter should also say impression that says how much
"why" you are interested in the value you can bring to the job.
position. Be clear and get to the Some examples may include:
point. Cover letters should be
specific but concise. The letter Examples:
should not be more then one page. "· Increased sales by 93 percent
Perspective employer's are not in first quarter.
looking for your life history in "· Renegotiated leases or loans
a cover letter, just a brief at a reduced interest rate that
introduction and overview of your resulted in a yearly savings of
qualifications. Include a few $50,000.
reasons why you think your skills "· Implemented new processes that
resulted in savings of 100 Never ask how much the position
man-hours. pays. The interviewer may ask you
what starting salary you are
4. No Negative Information looking for, but rarely will tell
Never include any negative you how much the position pays
information or remarks of any until you become a clear choice
kind. Especially about your for the job.
current or past employers or
coworkers. This will turn off the 6. Take charge
reader and your resume will never Make sure that you mention in the
get read. cover letter that you are
available for a personal
5. Salary and/or Relocation interview. Include all your
Information contact information so that the
Include this information only if perspective employer has several
the perspective employer requests ways to reach you, E.g. email,
it and do not include it on your phone, cell etc.
resume. If requested, the cover
letter is the place where you A professionally written,
should include it or create a error-free cover letter can open
separate sheet listing your the door to your dream job or to
salary history. Salary is usually a new career and will increase
negotiated once you become a your chances of getting the
clear choice for the position. interview.
About the Author:
Simone Emmons is a human resources professional of 18 years and founder of http://Hispanic-Jobs.com and http://Asian-Jobs.com, 2 niche job boards for bilingual professionals. At http://www.hispanic-jobs.com & http://www.asian-jobs.com we provide thousands of job opportunities for bilingual English/Spanish and English/Asian-speaking professionals ranging from entry level to executive level - nationwide.
The author has given full permission to publish it either electronically or in print, free of charge, in its entirety, as long as the article content remains unchanged as is published here today and that the authors copyright with resource box are included.
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