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Cover Letters – letters that accompany résumés, applications, documents, contracts…

Cover Letters – letters that accompany résumés, applications, documents, contracts…. A cover letter is a letter of introduction to the person who might hire you. It should complement, not duplicate your résumé. Tips for Cover Letters. Address it to a specific person, if possible

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Cover Letters – letters that accompany résumés, applications, documents, contracts…

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  1. Cover Letters – letters that accompany résumés, applications, documents, contracts…

  2. A cover letter is a letter of introduction to the person who might hire you. It should complement, not duplicate your résumé.

  3. Tips for Cover Letters • Address it to a specific person, if possible • The body of the letter about half a page • Why you are sending it (objective statement) • What response you are expecting • Your information – name, address, e-mail, phone number • Close with appreciation and/or forward-looking statement

  4. Tips for Cover Letters - continued • Check for accuracy with names, titles, addresses • Be brief – 30 seconds to make an impression • Clean, attractive page with no errors in capitalization, spelling, usage • Make specific to the company, not generic • Be professional, not “cute”

  5. Tips for Cover Letters - continued • If no contact name is given in a job listing, the greeting of the cover letter may read: • Dear Human Resources Department: OR • Dear Hiring Manager: The greeting must have a colon (:) after it.

  6. Tips for Cover Letters- continued • Use standard fonts for letters and resumes. • Size = 10 or 12 • Type = Standard such as Times New Roman • Stay away from decorative fonts, backgrounds, or borders unless the job is for an art position. • No long paragraphs; bullet points best (resume)

  7. Human Resources (HR) • The department in a company that is responsible for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals • Recruits for interviews, compiles benefits packages, submits payroll, does orientations, communicates company policies, does paperwork for hiring including background checks…

  8. Random sentences pulled from cover letters • I am interested in your part-time position for a truck unloader. • I am writing to introduce myself and inquire about openings for Tae Kwon Do instructor. • I believe I am well qualified to apply for your opening for a water quality extension agent. • In response to your ad for a web site producer/editor, I am enclosing my résumé, which details my considerable experience in this area.

  9. To Know More • www.coverletters101.com

  10. Objective Statement • http://www.resume-templates.com/tips/Objective/

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