Focus on what you can do for the employer and how you contribute to the organization.Tell how your skills and personal qualities match the employer's needs.Focus on the employer's need for a worker, rather than your need for a job.Punctuate using commas, dashes, and periods.Organize context in a reasonable and logical order.Sound determined and confident not desperate.Check the tone by asking yourself if each sentence leaves a positive impression. Identify the employer's key words and use them.Use industry jargon specific to your career field.Tailor each cover letter to one specific position.Use boldface, italics, all-caps and underlining, but don't overdo it.Use a simple, easy to read font style, 10-14 point.Follow up with a phone call, about five days after expected delivery.Your letter should immediately indicate what position you are applying for and then. Keep a copy of the cover letter and resume for your records. The cover letter is usually the first item an employer reads from you.So if you really want to get noticed, you’ve got to start right off the bat with something that grabs your reader’s attention. Have another person proofread your letter and resume. Your cover letter is the best way to introduce yourself to a hiring managerwho you are, what you have to offer, and why you want the jobbut you have an extremely limited amount of space to do it.Make sure recipient's name, company name, and title are correctly spelled in the letter and on the envelope. Proofread! Look for spelling and formatting errors.Follow instructions in employment ads or recruitment directions.Make sure that there is no shadowing or dirty marks from your printer on the papers.Use the same paper for resume, cover letter, and envelopes if possible.Use white or ivory (20-25 lb.), 8 ½ x 11 bond paper printed on one side only.Thank the person to whom you are writing for his/her time and consideration of your application. If you have no contact name you may simply want to indicate your anticipation for a response in this part of the letter. This paragraph can be used to demonstrate your persuasive skills (soft skills).Īt the end of the letter talk about your availability for the job, where you can be contacted, and when you are going to contact the hiring person for an appointment to discuss your application. This paragraph gives a summary of your background and critical skills (hard skills) that make you qualified for the position. You may, for example, know of a job through: In the opening paragraph tell how you learned about the position.
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