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Cover Letter
Samples
What To Look For
There is more to viewing cover
letter samples from the web than just
cutting and pasting.
You really need to tailor these samples to meet your needs.
The cover letter has to tell the story about you...not someone else.
No two cover letter are quite the same. You might be making a
mistake if you simple copy a cover letter from the web and just change
the name at the top.
However, viewing cover letter samples from career professionals is an
excellent way to begin.
I recommend you search the web for different cover letter samples and
then change them around a bit to
match the particular job you are applying for.
You also might want to check out some cover letter tips in this
website such as in the application
cover letter, cover
letter help, fax
cover letter, resume
cover letter and free
cover letter sections.
But back to the cover letter samples. Here are some tips that
will help you fine-tune your cover letter.
The best cover letters are those that actually lead to an employer
responding positively to your resume.
When downloading or revising various cover letter samples from
the web...examine each to ensure that they meet specific criteria, such
as explained by Robert Kennedy, author of Your Guide to Private Schools.
He states.
- Your resume can be very impressive. But if your
cover letter isn't equally impressive, it's entirely possible that your
resume will never get read.
- First impressions are lasting impressions. Most
people spend about twenty seconds reading a cover letter, so it has to
make your case clearly and effectively.
- Be
brief and to the point
- Most of the time a cover letter for a job
application only has to state that you are applying for a position and
that the application and supporting materials are enclosed. That's it.
- Your cover letter must be perfection itself.
A typo, a poor printing job, a misspelling - mistakes will make a poor
impression because they imply that you don't care.
- Never hand write a cover letter. Never!
- Prepare your cover letter on a computer using
application software such as MS Word.
- Don't have a computer? Borrow a friend's or
go to a business center and rent one for an hour or two!
- Avoid fancy
fonts and colors
- You are not creating a flyer or a poster. So
use a business font such as Arial.
- No colors. Black on white reproduces easily.
Use a plain white paper.
- No deckled finishes or colors either. Print
your cover letter and resume on a laser printer. DeskJet printer ink
smudges.
- Keep it short
- Your cover letter should be one page in
length and perfectly centered. The cover letter and resume are never
folded.
- They are placed in an envelope large enough
to accommodate them unfolded.
- Using
Templates
- There are literally hundreds of cover letter
templates available online.
- While it may be tempting to just cut and
paste one you happen to like, don't do it. That's dishonest and conveys
the wrong impression about your ethics and judgment.
- Always write the cover letter in your own
words.
Hope these tidbits of information help you out in your job search.
For additional career information help, such as the cover letter samples
section
here, please visit the sample interview
questions, resume
samples, online
recruitment, hot
jobs, job
information, job
outlook and job
board sections.
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