Cover Letter help
Welcome to our collection of articles and resources to help
you develop a great cover letter.
A great cover letter can mean the difference between success
and failure in your job search because some recruiters and managers
put great store in the cover letter. (Others don't even read
them, but you have no way of knowing which camp your recruiter
will fall into, so you need to make your letter the absolute
best it can be.)
What is a Cover Letter? Our first article, What
is a Cover Letter? helps to define
the term "cover letter" and explains the purpose of
the letter. It also offers an outline of what should be included
in your cover letter.
How to Write a Cover Letter In How
to Write a Cover Letter that Gets Results, I outline
how a well-known formula for writing direct mail letters can
also be used to write a cover letter.
The formula is A.I.D.A.,
which stands for Attention (grab
their attention), Interest (Make
sure you get their interest quickly), Desire (make
them want to know more) and Action (tell
them what you're going to do next. The A.I.D.A. formula really
does work when it comes to writing a cover letter and following
it can take a lot of the mystery out of the process.
Sample Cover Letters Finally, I have pulled together some of the best sample
cover letters from around the web so that you can
see some different options for your cover letter. As with any
career
marketing document,
you should never copy someone else's letter - but you can use
these to spark ideas about content, layout or structure.
Get my Free Cover Letter Writing Guide
My free Guide to cover letter writing is provided free with
every purchase of my book, The
Complete Guide to Resume Writing. You'll
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templates - in other words, everything you need to kick start
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Louise Fletcher is the President of Blue
Sky Resumes, and author of the eBook, The
Complete Guide to Resume Writing. Louise is also Managing
Editor and Co-founder of the preeminent careers blog, Career
Hub. She is a Certified Professional Resume Writer and many
of her resumes have been published in the JIST "Expert
Resumes" series. She has contributed to many online publications
including About.com, Monster.com, The Ladders, and Net Temps.
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