Cover Letters are a very important part of your job application. Look at your cover letter through the eyes of someone else. I can't stress enough how important it is to step back and look at your cover letter from an employer's perspective.

 

Your cover letter should:

 

• Show your personality
• Focus only on the particular position you are applying to
• Demonstrate effectively your ability to do the job better than the competition
• Tell the employer why they should hire you

 

 

Cover letters - are meant to entice employers to want to read your resume.

 

Matching Your Qualifications With Their Needs - The number of resumes received by employers continues to be overwhelming as the job market begins to pick up this year. The challenge for you, as a job seeker, is to get your cover letter/resume noticed - to stand out from the crowd.

 

Write A Cover Letter - What should your cover letter do for you? It should answer the question - why should I hire you?

 

Cover Letter Tips - Full of great tips on effective cover letters. A bonus feature at the very bottom about using ostentatious language - a must read!

 

Resume-Resource - More on Cover Letters

 

Resume and Cover Letter Samples - from Various Fields

Squawkfox Series - "How to Write a Cover Letter", that gets job interivews

 

Susan Ireland - Cover Letters

 

The Resume Guide - Cover Letters