Part 3: Ask the Recruiter--Crafting a Winning Cover Letter
I wanted to follow up my post last week–Part 2: Ask the Recruiter--Job Searching –with a short post about writing cover letters. As I mentioned in my post last week, the purpose of a cover letter is to summarize your background and skill sets so that a hiring manager (who reads the letter) can quickly determine whether you are qualified for the job for which you applied. In addition to mentioning your background and skill sets, it is vital that cover letters be customized to include buzz words and job qualifications found in the ad that induced you to apply for the job. By showing the hiring manager that you meet all the job requirements and possess the requisite skills listed in the job ad, it makes its easier to determine whether you are qualified for the job. Writing a strong, customized cover letter rather then sending out a form cover letter can make the difference between getting a job interview or not.
Rather then try and describe how to craft a strong cover letter, I highly recommend that you take a look at the following cover letter example that came to me by way of the Monster Career Newsletter. Although most of the articles in the newsletter are geared for Monster users, this is that provided insight into crafting a winning cover letter.
Please let me know whether you found the article useful or helpful!
