Job Resume Cover Letter:
The Rules for Success
Here are the rules for success to convert any Job Resume Cover Letter into an interview generating machine that perfectly complements your winning resume.
Do I need a Cover Letter in addition to a Resume?
The answer is, of course, “Yes, you do!”
It works like this:
- The Resume summarizes your experience and qualifications and shows the employer how you are perfect for the job in question.
- On the other hand, the Cover Letter is required as an introduction to get the employer to WANT TO READ your Resume and also to go further and actually INVITE you to the interview.
You may get away with a few resume variants, but you will need many different cover letters, depending on the variety of employers you approach.
What does the Cover Letter do?
The Cover Letter accompanies each resume you send out. It is there as a piece of highly-focused, marketing material. You must make it impress the employer, highlight your value and get the employer to read your resume favorably so as to invite you to an interview.
Successful cover letters do not ramble on, but stay focused to create a carefully structured selling document to induce the employer to do as you ask. It should be no longer than a single page. See how to structure your letter at
Cover Letter Formats
For very detailed discussions on constructing a cover letter go to
Job Cover Letters
Simple cover letters can follow the format of the
Basic Cover Letter.
For additional punch in your cover letters you could add the information described in
Professional Cover Letters
and you can also see a completed
Example of a Cover Letter
Finally, you should take advantage of fax cover letters, or similar, to exploit the wormholes in company communications channels. For this, go an look at
Fax Cover Letters
Other Types of Cover Letter
In addition to the Job Resume Cover Letter (described above) where you are responding to a known job opening with a specific employer, there are two other types of cover letter you may also be interested in, as follows:
The first is what might be called a Prospecting Cover Letter that is simply asking if there are any potential openings with that specific employer.
The second is a Networking Cover Letter that is asking an employer for advice or information to help you in your job search. In fact, in this latter case, it is important that you clearly know that the employer actually does NOT have an opening for you.
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