Sample Cover Later 20 things to remember while writing a Cover Letter Update New

A Resume does state everything that your future employer needs to know about you, but it cannot beat the flexibility of a well-crafted cover letter. 

Now that we know the basic components of a cover letter, it will help to list down the elements of an effective Cover Letter:

• Customize your cover letter for each job application.
• Address the letter to a real person, wherever possible. Watch the spelling of the name, and make sure you get his/her job title right. If you are not sure of the sex of the person, it is safer to stick to the traditional "Dear Sir/Madam."
  
• Open with an interesting sentence – something sure to grab the reader's attention. Your aim is to get the person to continue reading. Prospective employers usually have a whole load of resumes and cover letters claiming their time. Make sure they want to spend time on yours!
• Specify why you are contacting the company - identify the particular job you are targeting. Don't leave the reader guessing. Respect the reader's time.
• Give a summary of your qualifications and experience, and tell them why you are right for the job. Avoid repeating the information in the resume. Use different words and phrases, express the information in a way that gives them a complete picture of you, and why they ought to hire you. Don't forget to say what is in it for them if they decide to take you on!
• Display some knowledge of the organization – slip it in when you are telling them why you will be good for them. Let them know you've done your homework.
• End with a specific action request – Ask for a personal interview. Mention that you'll follow up, and sound positive, that you expect them to call you.

Also remember:

• Keep your voice positive and enthusiastic, without going OTT.
• Be polite and courteous, and at the same time, friendly. If in doubt, imagine you are writing a letter to a friend, or assume that you are saying all this face-to-face. It will then be easy for you to frame your sentences appropriately.
• Use action words, and quantify your achievements when you mention them.
• Use simple language that is easy to understand. You don't want the reader yawning in the first paragraph.
• Don't use jargon or acronyms. You have to assume that the reader has no idea what you are talking about.
• Keep the letter short, let it fit into one page.
• Don't cram everything into one paragraph, split the letter into multiple paragraphs. Let there be a lot of white space. If in doubt, look at your document with new eyes, look at it as if you are reading it for the first time. Will the look of the letter be pleasing to your eye?
• Spellcheck. Proofread. Then get it checked again by someone good with the language, someone who is not a machine!
• Use the same kind of paper as that of the resume. Let it be of good quality.
• Sign the letter in blue or black ink.

Other things a cover letter can do -

• If you have had breaks in your career, this is the place to explain it.
• If you have been let go, take this opportunity to explain why. Be honest.
• This is the place where your personality can come shining through. Show them your positivity, enthusiasm and attitude.

An effective cover letter by itself cannot land you a job, but it will put your resume in good light, and will give you a head-start. So it is worth spending time and effort to come up with a good one!

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